FILM 2700 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The earliest contributors to the invention of cinema were _______ with his single
camera gun, and ___________ with his multiple camera setup, who tried to capture
animals' movements - Answers - Muybridge, Marey
Film produces this illusion of movement because human eyes tend to keep images on
the retina for a while. What is the visual perceptual phenomenon called? - Answers -
Persistence of vision
_______________'s studio had an opening in the middle of its ceiling and sat on a
platform that could be rotated in order to achieve the best light. _______________'s
Star Studio's walls and ceiling were all made of glass in order to allow the sunlight in. -
Answers - Thomas Edison, Georges Méliés
The Lumière brothers are credited with creating the ________________, a device that
is based on the design of the sewing machine, and capable of recording and projecting
moving images. - Answers - Kinetoscope
Edison predominantly made his films ____________ whereas the Lumière bros. usually
were __________. - Answers - In a studio, outside
Which one is NOT the characteristic of Edison's films? - Answers - long shot
Which one is NOT the aesthetic characteristic of the Edison and Lumière films? -
Answers - Edited sceneries
The first movie screening in cinema history was made by _______________ in _____. -
Answers - Eadward Muybridge, 1877
_______________ worked as a magician before he became a filmmaker and is best
known for directing Trip to the Moon (1902). He was also recently portrayed by Ben
Kingsley in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011). - Answers - Georges Méliès
Which of the following nations was not one of the three primary film-producing countries
during cinema's first decade? - Answers - Germany
Early English cinema became famous for its: - Answers - Special-effects
cinematography
Of the following, which pair made the transition from showing to telling (narrative) in
cinema? - Answers - Edison and Lumière
The earliest contributors to the invention of cinema were _______ with his single
camera gun, and ___________ with his multiple camera setup, who tried to capture
animals' movements - Answers - Muybridge, Marey
Film produces this illusion of movement because human eyes tend to keep images on
the retina for a while. What is the visual perceptual phenomenon called? - Answers -
Persistence of vision
_______________'s studio had an opening in the middle of its ceiling and sat on a
platform that could be rotated in order to achieve the best light. _______________'s
Star Studio's walls and ceiling were all made of glass in order to allow the sunlight in. -
Answers - Thomas Edison, Georges Méliés
The Lumière brothers are credited with creating the ________________, a device that
is based on the design of the sewing machine, and capable of recording and projecting
moving images. - Answers - Kinetoscope
Edison predominantly made his films ____________ whereas the Lumière bros. usually
were __________. - Answers - In a studio, outside
Which one is NOT the characteristic of Edison's films? - Answers - long shot
Which one is NOT the aesthetic characteristic of the Edison and Lumière films? -
Answers - Edited sceneries
The first movie screening in cinema history was made by _______________ in _____. -
Answers - Eadward Muybridge, 1877
_______________ worked as a magician before he became a filmmaker and is best
known for directing Trip to the Moon (1902). He was also recently portrayed by Ben
Kingsley in Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011). - Answers - Georges Méliès
Which of the following nations was not one of the three primary film-producing countries
during cinema's first decade? - Answers - Germany
Early English cinema became famous for its: - Answers - Special-effects
cinematography
Of the following, which pair made the transition from showing to telling (narrative) in
cinema? - Answers - Edison and Lumière
