History of Cinema Mid Term Assignment
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Question 1
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From the article “The Production Process” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what does “Development” mean? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 2
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From the article “The Production Process” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what does “Preproduction” mean? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 3
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From the article “The Production Process” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what does “Principal Photography” mean? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 4
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From the article “The Production Process” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what does “Postproduction” mean? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 5
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From the article “The Production Process” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, give at least two (2) examples of variations in the production process.
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Question 6
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From the article “Genre” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, why are Character Types (typecasting & stereotypes) important to genre films? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 7
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According to the article “Genre” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, when is parody possible? (what do audiences need to know?) Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 8
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According to the article “Genre” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, how genre movies feature standard ways or representing gender, class, race and ethnicity. Give one (1) example.
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Question 9
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From the article “Distribution” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what is run-clearance zoning? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 10
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From the article “Distribution” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what is block booking? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 11
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From the article “Distribution” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what is admission price discrimination? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 12
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From the article “Distribution” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what are ancillary markets? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 13
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According to the article “Exhibition” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what did the United States Supreme Court Decision in United States v. Paramount require studios to do? What were the studios accused of? Why were they ruled against?
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Question 14
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According to the article “Exhibition” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what effect did the coming of television have on the studio system? Give one (1) example or component.
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Question 15
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From the article “Exhibition” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, what are specialized programming and promotion? How are they different? How are they similar?
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Question 16
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From the article “Documentary” in The Schimer Encyclopedia of Film, ‘documentary images’ are different from fiction precisely because they possess what? Why has documentary been notoriously difficult to define?Bottom of Form
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Question 17
20 Points
Select one article fromThe Schimer Encyclopedia of Film #2. Write a short essay covering the following points:
Your completed Essay should be between 200 and 400 words. Follow standard American English grammar and spelling conventions.
Topic
Why you selected this topic
Why the audience should care about this topic
Thesis Statement — how does this topic effect filmmaking?
Brief Supporting Points
Conter-argument or New/Unique Information — [But Wait! …There’s More]
Visual example & Additional Details
Connection to Thesis statement
Connection to another article from The Schrimer Encyclopedia of Film
Conclusion — why this will still be important in 20 years.
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TEXT
Text:
Bergan, Ronald. The Film Book: A Complete Guide to the World of Film. DK Publishing, New York, NY. 2011. ISBN 978-0-7566-8676-5 The first edition is available as a free download here: https://archive.org/details/TheFilmBookACompleteGuideToTheWorldOfFilm
Grant, Barry K., Ed. Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film Vols 1-4., Thompson Gale,
Farmington Mills, MI. 2007. ISBN 978-0-02-865791-2
All four volumes are available for download here: https://archive.org/details/Encyclopedia_Of_Film_Schirmer_Vol_1_Academy_Awards_to_Crime_Films
National Film Preservation Board. The Complete National Film Registry Listing.
United Stated Library of Congress.
The updated list is available here: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/