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Film History 2 (2022)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His 1839 invention photo development time to minutes which made for mass marketing of photography, but created hazardous working environments for film developers.

a)

Louis Daguerre

b)

W.K.L. Dickson

c)

Walt Disney

d)

George Eastman

e)

Thomas Edison

2.

This mid-twentieth century animated film pioneer's accomplishments included the first talking cartoon, the first world famous cartoon character, and the fist full-length animated movie.

a)

Lumiere Brothers

b)

W.K.L. Dickson

c)

Walt Disney

d)

George Eastman

e)

Thomas Edison

3.

This assistant to Thomas Edison did tremendous work in develping the first motion picture camera and projector.

a)

Lumiere

b)

W.K.L. Dickson

c)

Walt Disney

d)

George Eastman

e)

Augustin Le Prince

4.

His invention o taking pictures on paper instead of sheets of metal made it possible for amature photography, and helped make motion picture film possible.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Hollingshead

c)

Walt Disney

d)

George Eastman

e)

Augustin Le Prince

5.

This American inventor is credited with the kinetogpraph and kinetophone. One of the first moving film cameras and motion picture projectors.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Hollingshead

c)

Edison

d)

Eastman

e)

Le Prince

6.

His first movies primarily featured circus and Vaudeville acts.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Edison

d)

Eastman

e)

Le Prince

7.

He built the first film studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Edison

d)

Eastman

e)

Le Prince

8.

Contemporary film historians consider this French inventor to be the person who created the very first motion picture.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Edison

d)

Daguerre

e)

Le Prince

9.

The mysterious disapperance of this French inventor prevented his wife from filing an the first patent for motion picture design for seven years.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Edison

d)

Daguerre

e)

Le Prince

10.

His invention of the 16 lens camera was a forerunner to the motion picture camera.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Latham

d)

Eastman

e)

Le Prince

11.

His "Loop" invention made it possible for longer films becuase it relieved the tension in the film to prevent breaking the sprockets.

a)

Lumiere

b)

Meilies

c)

Latham

d)

Hollingshead

e)

Le Prince

12.

This American filed the first patent for a drive-in theater.

a)

Edison

b)

Eastman

c)

Latham

d)

Hollingshead

e)

Le Prince

13.

His work in motion-sequenced still photography sparked interest in creating motion pictures.

a)

Edison

b)

Eastman

c)

Latham

d)

Muybridge

e)

Le Prince

14.

One of his experiments used multiple cameras with trip wires to capture the stride of a horse to see if all of the horses hooves leave the ground at the same time. They do..

a)

Edison

b)

Eastman

c)

Latham

d)

Muybridge

e)

Le Prince

15.

This French magician became known for creating some of the first on-screen illusions.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Muybridge

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Le Prince

16.

He is credited with making the first science fiction movie.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Muybridge

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Le Prince

17.

His most famous film is A Trip to the Moon

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Muybridge

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Le Prince

18.

He is credited with developing some of the first film editing techniques and special effects. Some of those methods are still used today.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Muybridge

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Le Prince

19.

Their work was primarily done in Lyon, France.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Disney

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Le Prince

20.

Their films focused on events from every day life like workers leaving a factory, a baby being fed, and a train coming into a station.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Edison

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Eastman

21.

French inventor(s) of the cinematographe.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Edison

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Eastman

22.

Their invention made it possible to project the film on a wall so a whole audience could watch it together.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Edison

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Eastman

23.

Psychologist who developed the concept of Phi Phenomenon.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Edison

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Eastman

24.

Inventor of Matltese Cross or Geneva Drive for intermittent rotary movement.

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Meester

c)

Lumiere

d)

Melies

e)

Eastman