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After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
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| 1. Explain the contributions of Étienne-Jules Marey and Eadweard Muybridge to the development of motion pictures. |
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| 2. Name and explain at least two contributions to motion pictures by inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. |
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| 3. Name two lasting influences of Edwin Porter's film The Great Train Robbery. |
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| 4. Name and explain at least three characteristics of the studio system. You should also be able to explain why the studio system ended. |
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| 5. Explain what the blacklist was, why it started, and how it ended. |
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| 6. Name and explain at least three effects that the growth of television had on the movie industry. |
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| 7. Name and explain at least two ways in which digital technology has changed filmmaking. |
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| 8. Discuss the creation of the MPAA's rating system and at least two controversies surrounding it. |