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1
What happens when a person sees one light source go out while another one close to the original is illuminated is referred to as:
A)phi phenomenon
B)persistence of vision
C)perception phenomenon
D)extra-Sensory Perception
2
The first practical motion picture camera and viewing device was developed by:
A)George and Noble Johnson
B)Joseph Niepce and Louis Daguerre
C)Thomas Edison and William Dickson
D)Reginald Fessenden and Lee De Forest
3
The Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) was formed in order to:
A)create filmmaker bill of rights
B)create new innovations in movie making technology
C)restrict moviemaking to just nine companies
D)censor salacious content
4
The first film that featured sound was:
A)A Trip to the Moon
B)Birth of a Nation
C)The Great Train Robbery
D)The Jazz Singer
5
The film industry fought back against television by:
A)refusing to advertise their films on television
B)withholding old films for showing on television
C)forbidding their stars from appearing on television
D)all of these
6
The main disadvantage of digital distribution is:
A)picture and audio quality
B)the loss of "movie feel"
C)most theaters are not yet equipped for it due to cost
D)that filmmakers are against it
7
Which division of the film industry is responsible for supplying prints of films to theaters?
A)production
B)distribution
C)exhibition
D)postproduction
8
The average shooting schedule for the typical film is:
A)30 days
B)70 days
C)100 days
D)130 days
9
Frequent moviegoers are usually all of the following except:
A)young
B)middle class
C)married
D)from an urban area
10
Movie attendance declined drastically throughout World War II.
A)True
B)False
11
Cinemascope, Panavision, and Vistavision are credited with saving Hollywood's loss of money to television.
A)True
B)False
12
Revenues from the sale and rental of videocassettes and DVDs, and from pay-per-view and premium cable have been greater than revenues from movie theater admissions.
A)True
B)False
13
Motion pictures are the most expensive media product to produce.
A)True
B)False
14
At some theaters, concession sales represent up to 90 percent of the profits.
A)True
B)False
15
The biggest concern facing the motion picture industry is illegal file sharing.
A)True
B)False





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