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History of Film, Set 1 R8WFH

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was the first movie, "Arrival of a Train", by the Lumiere brothers produced?

a)

1796

b)

1896

c)

1996

d)

2006

e)

1696

2.

a thin, flexible material coated in light-sensitive emulsion that retains an image after it's exposed to light. What does this define?

a)

movie

b)

film

c)

camera

d)

substrate

e)

video tape

3.

Which below is another term for a movie?

a)

video camera

b)

film

c)

story

d)

main character with a problem

e)

soundtrack

4.

Early film production created the illusion of motion by doing which of the following?

a)

a continuous exposure of film

b)

a collection of still images viewed rapidly one after the other

c)

using video tape instead of film

5.

Persistence of vision refers to which of the following

a)

The brain retains an image for 1/5 of a second and does not see the black space between frames.

b)

Ability to see images in darkness without distinguishing non motion

c)

The eye's ability to communicate information to the brain.

d)

Human eyes are unable to see the differences between video and film or digital and analog production.

6.

This phenomenon is an optical illusion that lets you see a series of images in rapid succession as continuous motion.

a)

Pi Phenomenon

b)

Phi Phenomenon

c)

Eye Phenomenon

d)

Eye to Brain Spatial Peenomenon

7.

Which of the following inventions contributed to the most to film/movie production?

a)

Photography

b)

Sterolithography

c)

Phonograph

d)

Computer

e)

Video Tape

8.

Which American inventor found a way to take pictures on paper rather than on glass plates?

a)

Robert Kodak

b)

George Eastman

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Ben Franklin

9.

Early photography proved that a running horse at some point has all four hooves in the air and not touching the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not possible to run in the air

10.

Which term below best describes the production of a movie

a)

continuous motion

b)

still imagery

c)

non-stop action

d)

matching action

11.

Who is responsible for the world's first motion picture film camera?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

George Eastman

c)

Clint Eastwood

d)

Ben Franklin

e)

Eli Whitney