The Lumiere Bros Crash Course Film History #3

Who is commonly but mistakenly credited with the development of modern film technology?

• Oskar Messter

• The Lumière Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• William Dickson

What were the two first commercially-viable film technologies developed by Edison and his team?

• The vitascope and the theatrograph

• The kinetograph and the kinetoscope

• The camera obscura and the magic lantern

• The cinématographe and the bioskop

Which city were the Lumière Brothers based in when they improved upon Edison's film technology?

• Berlin, Germany

• Lyon, France

• New Jersey, USA

• Paris, France

What was the main advantage of the Lumière Brothers' invention over Edison's?

• It allowed for color films

• It was cheaper to produce

• It used less electricity

• It was a lightweight, all-in-one device

What mechanism did the Lumière Brothers' device use that was inspired by sewing machines?

• The Latham Loop

• The Geneva Drive

• The Maltese Cross

• The intermittent stop-and-go mechanism

What was the name of the mechanism perfected by Oskar Messter that is still used in most projectors today?

• The intermittent stop-and-go mechanism

• The Geneva Drive

• The Maltese Cross

• The Latham Loop

What did the Lumière Brothers want to call their invention?

• The bioskop

• The theatrograph

• The cinématographe

• The vitascope

Where did the Lumière Brothers hold their first public film screening?

• The Grand Café in Paris

• A theater in Lyon

• The Salon Indien in Paris

• A private venue in New Jersey

What was the subject of the Lumière Brothers' film 'The Train Arrives at La Ciotat Station'?

• A train arriving and passengers disembarking

• A boxing match

• Two babies fighting over lunch

• Workers leaving a factory

What type of films were the Lumière Brothers' early works primarily?

• Actualités

• Comedies

• Dramas

• Science fiction