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1
The influential French journal which brought directors into the spotlight was called
A)Breathless.
B)Cahiers du Cinema.
C)Cinematheque.
D)Film Forum.
E)All of the above were influential film journals.
2
______ ______ gives primary creative credit to the director.
A)Auteur theory
B)Hollywood theory
C)New Wave theory
D)Sarris theory
3
The influence of film schools emerged in the
A)studio era.
B)1940s.
C)1960s.
D)Most respected directors never went to film school.
4
Which film is credited with opening Hollywood's doors to young directors?
A)Darling Lili
B)Easy Rider
C)The Graduate
D)Woodstock
E)None of the above
5
Which film school did Steven Spielberg attend?
A)NYU
B)UCLA
C)USC
D)He didn't attend film school.
6
What was Roger Corman's main role in "the film school generation"?
A)He directed the first and most influential "blockbuster."
B)He was an influential film critic who shaped the industry.
C)He gave "generation" directors their first jobs.
D)He was an influential professor at NYU who taught the techniques used in many contemporary films.
7
Film school generation directors borrowed from
A)high art, American films.
B)high art, French films.
C)low art, popular American films.
D)They rarely borrowed anything.
E)They indiscriminately borrowed from anything they had seen and enjoyed.
8
Who or what was the "French New Wave?"
A)A group of film critics
B)A group of engineers
C)An influential film technique that spread to Hollywood cinema
D)A band that played the area, interviewed by Chris Bowser
9
Who was DePalma accused of constantly emulating?
A)Corman
B)Hitchcock
C)Jameson
D)Kent
E)Wells
10
Imitation of unique earlier films that lacks any trace of satire or parody is called
A)auteur.
B)pastiche.
C)postmodern.
D)spoof.
E)None of the above.
11
Which "generation" member directed Taxi Driver?
A)Corman
B)DePalma
C)Lucas
D)Scorsese
E)Spielberg
12
Directors like Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock and Samuel Fuller were considered Hollywood hacks before they were hailed by French film critics.
A)True
B)False
13
Like French film critics, many American film critics became well known directors.
A)True
B)False
14
The marketing strategy for Jaws remains the dominant model for current distribution practices for potential blockbusters.
A)True
B)False
15
In the 1980s, the "brat pack" was the first group of hot young directors to achieve success.
A)True
B)False







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