FLME 2700 QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What three developments preceded the invention of motion pictures - Answers - 1.
Glass slide shows
2. Invention of self photography
3. Research into the persistence of vision
Are movies constructed from still images? - Answers - Yes
What was Eadward Muybridge's contribution to motion pictures? - Answers - Made a
series of photographs of a running horse; 24 cameras triggered by strings draped
across the track; goal was freezing action not re-creating motion
What was celluloid film and why was it important medium? How is it problematic? -
Answers - A strip of transparent film base with plastic coating that became the standard
for film. Mechanisms were created to pull film past lens and expose it to light; first base
was coded with celluloid nitrate and was extremely flammable and many films were lost
What are the building blocks of film recording and exhibition? - Answers - Film base,
fast exposure time, mechanism to pull film through camera, device to intermittently stop
the film, shutter to block light
What is the black Maria? - Answers - First film studio developed by Thomas Edison;
resembled police paddy wagon
What is the Latham Loop? - Answers - A loop in a film projector that isolates the film
strip from vibration and tension allowing film to be continuously shot and projected for
extended periods of time; they turned films into stories
Why is December 28, 1895 significant in history of cinema? - Answers - Lumieres
presented the first motion pictures on a screen at the grand Café in Paris
Who are the Lumiere Brothers? What type of device did they create? How did they use
it? How was it powered? - Answers - They developed the cinematographe; it was
portable. The operator turned a hand crank. The same machine that shot the pictures
also printed and projected them
What is critical flicker fusion? - Answers - When the image is projected on the screen
twice which raises the number of flashes to 48 (the threshold); it eliminated flashing
Name some of the reasons that led to the USA is emergence as a leader during the
early days of the film industry. - Answers - Spanish American war of 1898; wave of
immigrants from Europe creating large audiences
ANSWERS
What three developments preceded the invention of motion pictures - Answers - 1.
Glass slide shows
2. Invention of self photography
3. Research into the persistence of vision
Are movies constructed from still images? - Answers - Yes
What was Eadward Muybridge's contribution to motion pictures? - Answers - Made a
series of photographs of a running horse; 24 cameras triggered by strings draped
across the track; goal was freezing action not re-creating motion
What was celluloid film and why was it important medium? How is it problematic? -
Answers - A strip of transparent film base with plastic coating that became the standard
for film. Mechanisms were created to pull film past lens and expose it to light; first base
was coded with celluloid nitrate and was extremely flammable and many films were lost
What are the building blocks of film recording and exhibition? - Answers - Film base,
fast exposure time, mechanism to pull film through camera, device to intermittently stop
the film, shutter to block light
What is the black Maria? - Answers - First film studio developed by Thomas Edison;
resembled police paddy wagon
What is the Latham Loop? - Answers - A loop in a film projector that isolates the film
strip from vibration and tension allowing film to be continuously shot and projected for
extended periods of time; they turned films into stories
Why is December 28, 1895 significant in history of cinema? - Answers - Lumieres
presented the first motion pictures on a screen at the grand Café in Paris
Who are the Lumiere Brothers? What type of device did they create? How did they use
it? How was it powered? - Answers - They developed the cinematographe; it was
portable. The operator turned a hand crank. The same machine that shot the pictures
also printed and projected them
What is critical flicker fusion? - Answers - When the image is projected on the screen
twice which raises the number of flashes to 48 (the threshold); it eliminated flashing
Name some of the reasons that led to the USA is emergence as a leader during the
early days of the film industry. - Answers - Spanish American war of 1898; wave of
immigrants from Europe creating large audiences
