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Although the film industry considered TV's arrival unimportant at first, by the late '40s the film industry:
a) refused to advertise films on TV b) didn't allow films to be shown on TV c) Increased the effectiveness of its block booking system. d) BOTH a & b |
D) BOTH a & b. Refused to advertise films on tv AND didn't allow films to be shown on TV
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Block booking means that theater owners must agree to show certain films in ALL the theaters they own. (T/F)
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FALSE
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During what is now called _____, MGM, 20th century fox, RKO, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Universal, Columbia, and United Artists dominated the film industry.
-the silent era -the MPAA era -Television's golden age -The studio years |
THE STUDIO YEARS
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Probably the first practical motion camera and viewer, the _______, was developed in the Edison Labs.
-Edi-Scope -Videoscope -Kinetoscope -Phonoscope |
KINETOSCOPE
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Which of the following does NOT occur during a film's production phase?
-art -story development -casting -sales |
SALES
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By the early 1950s, the film industry thought ______ would help recapture some of its audience from TV.
-advertising on TV -lowering ticket prices -technical innovations (such as 3D) -block booking |
TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS (SUCH AS 3D)
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D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation is celebrated for its forward-thinking content. (T/F)
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FALSE
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The two newest MPAA categories are:
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PG-13 and NC-17
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Without the phenomenon known as "persistence of vision," the motion picture would not be possible. (T/F)
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TRUE
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In the late 1940s, the courts upheld studio's rights to control production, distribution, and exhibition. (T/F)
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FALSE
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