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TermDefinition
Niepce 1839Creator of still photography and when
MuybridgeFirst video of horse in motion was made by?
24film has ______ frames per second
30Tv has ________ frames per second
Kinetographfirst movie camera that took numerous pictures real fast
Dickinson and EdisonWho designed the Kinetograph
Motion Pictures Patent CompanyCompany edison started to control all movies being made. Also know as the trust.
NickelodeonsMovie theaters that cost a nickel
Vaudeville showstraveling variety shows that showed films as fillers
Birth of a NationFirst feature film in 1915
D.W. GriffithDirector of Birth of a Nation
Charlie ChaplinFamous silent movie star
Lumiere BrothersFirst French Movie Makers
United artistsfirst film maker/ actor movie company founded in 1919
Don Juanfirst movie to include music and sound
Jazz singerfirst "talkie" in 1927
Studio Era1930-1970
Citizen Kane Godffather CasablancaTop Three films
Maltese FalconNovel by Dashiell Hammett and is one of the most famous B movies
John Hustondirector of Maltese Falcon
Film NoirThe western goes to the city
Paramount sony Universal Dreamworks Disney 20th Century Fox Warner Bros.Seven major studios
Babies baseball bowlingKiller B's
DirectorMakes creative decisions, primary vision, interprets script, etc
Producerbrings money and creative elements together
Executive producerprovides the money or funds
Jenkins and BairdDeveloped the mechanical system
FarnsworthElectronic System developer
KinescopeFirst video monitoring system pointed at tv screen
IconoscopeFirst TV camera developed by Zworykin
David SarnoffHead of NBC
William PaleyHead of CBS
World's Fair 1939First television brodcast was held at the __________ in __________
WWIIslowed down television development
1948-1958Golden age of tv time span was?
Sid Caesarvariety show actor made famous by "your show of shows"
7DFW ranks ____th in TV market
barsmost early TV was viewed in _________
CBS NBC ABC DumontFirst four major TV networks
Coaxial Networkwire inside of a wire that allowed TV to be seen by people outside of cities
ShareTotal number of people watching TV's
RatingTotal number of people tuned into a particular station

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Terms 42
Creator carterb023
Created November 13, 2008
Groups None
Subject Mass Media
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