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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What early realization helped films develop both special effects and story lines?
2. In what decade were silent films perfected?
3. From what entertainment aspect did Orson Welles tap in order to innovate the ways films were made?
4. From what year was a diary entry discovered as having discussed the beginnings of projections?
5. What sort of performers were ideal candidates for comedy shorts in the 1920s?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the early days of the film industry, how did Griffith and others begin making their films more appealing to widespread audiences?
2. What were some of the themes explored in both French and Spanish films?
3. What were the differences between early films from the United States and Europe?
4. Describe the film industry in the USSR after the first World War.
5. How did the differing situations in both Europe and America in the thirties ultimately influence the film industry?
6. How did the advent of "talkies" change both technical and acting aspects of film?
7. Aside from the Kinetoscope, what were some early advances in technology that led to the creation of the moving picture?
8. How did the position of film producer become part of the filmmaking process?
9. How did the governor of California's commission for horse photography develop into Meissonier's project in creating the illusion of moving pictures?
10. How did studios cater to the audience's wishes in the Golden Age of the Studio.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the different European film movements and effects on the industries of different countries.
Essay Topic 2
How did the social revolution of the sixties change the American film industry?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the rise of Latin American and Irish cinema in the last years of the twentieth century and the first years of the new millennium.
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