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Test ONE

1.     How many members of the CORE group of production are there?

2.     Name all of the CORE group members

3.     How many phases of filmmaking are there?

4.     Name all of these phases

5.     The history of film began around what year?

6.     In 1897 who built the first studio? What was it made out of?

7.     When is the sun highest in the sky?

8.     What was the first film to use Special FX?

9.     Why did several movie companies leave New York?

10.  What two states did these movie companies move to?

11.  Who was the first company to send crews on location?

12.  Who was Ruth Roland?

13.  What was the first Sci-Fi Film?

14.  Who directed this film?

15.  Who built the first rotating camera head?

16.  When was the first use of animation?

17.  What was the first movie theater called?

18.  In the 1920/s how many films was America outputting per year?

19.  The first “Talkie” (movie to have sound) was what?

20.  What was the first film to win an Academy Award?

21.  The most important item to budget for on a movie is what?

22.  The first Indie film to have a major impact on Hollywood was what?

1.      Who belongs in the production office?

2.     Why is it important to know who belongs in Production Office?

3.     What is the best way to answer the phone in the Production Office?

4.     The Production Assistant or PA is thought to be half a rung up from?

5.     Good Production Assistants are worth their weight in __________

6.     What is an intern?

7.     What is the benefit for the production to have interns?

8.     What are the six major Hollywood Studios?

9.     What Studio (that is NOT on the list above) made Spider Man, Xmen and The Fantastic Four?

10.  What was the House of Un-American Activities Committee?

11.  During the post WWII era what was the biggest threat to movies and theaters?

12.  What is Cinemascope?

13.  Who are considered to be Baby Boomers?

***BONUS***

14.  What is the difference between Capitalism and Communism?

15.  What will Interns usually get paid with?

Test Three - Pre-Production:

1.      Name the 13 parts of pre pro:

2.      How many weeks are there in pre pro?

3.     What happens in Week 1 of pre production?

4.     What happens in Week 2 of pre production?

5.     What happens in Week 3 of pre production?

6.     What happens in Week 4 of pre production?

7.     What happens in Week 5 of pre production?

8.     What happens in Week 6 of pre production?

9.     What happens in Week 7 of pre production?

10.  What happens in Week 8 of pre production?

11.  Once production has begun what does the 1^st AD do on set?

12.  What does the 2^nd AD do on set?

13.  What is the difference between a Camera Operator and a Cinematographer?

14.  What is a storyboard and what is its purpose?

15.  Why is preproduction important to filmmaking?

16.  Name the 6 phases of Filmmaking

**BONUS**

What was the last film to win the Academy Award for best picture (film that won it

In 2015)?

What does an Executive Producer do?