Question 1

You are a historian studying changes in the budgeting system between the old studio system versus today's independent system. What is your primary conclusion?

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A)   There is almost complete continuity in financial practices.
B)   Today there is more interaction between producers and assistant directors.
C)   The studio system model was less corrupt than its contemporary counterpart.
D)   Directors gain complete autonomy by nature of the financial process.
E)   Creativity extends only to production practices and not financial activities.

Question 2

The following statement best describes the central producer by the mid-1930s:

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A)   a delegator with complete financial control.
B)   a delegator with no financial control.
C)   a figurehead with no authority.
D)   a micromanager with complete financial control.
E)   a micromanager with no financial control.

Question 3

Outline the main differences between the operations of the majors and their institutional rivals in the golden age studio system?

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Question 4

A vertically integrated studio controls

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A)   production, distribution, and exhibition.
B)   only production and distribution.
C)   only production and exhibition.
D)   only distribution and exhibition.
E)   only production.

Question 5

Within the filmmaking process, what does division of labor refer to?

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A)   assigning professionals to particular activities
B)   a highly inefficient method of production
C)   a way for studios to lower pay scales
D)   one reason for the decline of the studio system
E)   a method Hollywood used to combat the rise of television A

Question 6

Why do the frame rates for silent film vary compared to sound film?

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Question 7

As an executive of a contemporary production company, screening the answer print to preview audiences is most useful because

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A)   it allows you to control the reception of your film.
B)   it boosts your market share within the industry.
C)   it generates salient data about how particular audiences might respond to your film.
D)   it is a new approach that breaks with studio system-era practices.
E)   it reveals what your eventual gross will be.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a category Academy voters make Oscar nominations for and then vote on to determine the winner?

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A)   Best Casting
B)   Best Live-Action Short Film
C)   Best Makeup and Hairstyling
D)   Best Sound Editing.
E)   Best Sound Mixing

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the package-unit system?

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A)   a modern invention that found favor in the 1990s
B)   a model that studios used to resist independent filmmakers
C)   a way of concealing the true costs of a production from East Coast financiers
D)   a system pioneered by Irving Thalberg that propelled MGM to success
E)   a personalized approach to film production that departed from the studio system's model

Question 10

How are independent producers reliant on the "big six" studios?

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A)   Distributing through the "big six" gives independents the largest possible audience.
B)   High-end production equipment can only be rented through the "big six."
C)   Only films distributed by the "big six" can get an MPAA rating.
D)   The "big six" control most alternate means of distribution, including Netflix and Amazon.
E)   Members of labor unions are only allowed to work for the "big six."

Question 11

Issuing a film in limited release in first-run theaters in major cities is typically used to

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A)   discern whether it will find favor with moviegoing audiences.
B)   begin the release platform for a large-budget blockbuster.
C)   write off a film the studio considers to have few commercial prospects.
D)   end the theatrical run of a film.
E)   get the film in as many markets as quickly as possible.

Question 12

What takes place in the production phase of cinema?

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Question 13

What was the name of the 1926 agreement that stabilized relations between studios and unions?

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A)   Production Code
B)   Paramount Decision
C)   Paramount Case
D)   Studio Basic Agreement
E)   Herriot-Hays Agreement D

Question 14

Outline the primary differences between film and digital technologies. What are the prospects for digital cinema in the contemporary marketplace?

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Question 15

Under the producer-unit system at MGM, a general manager would

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A)   liaise with subordinate managers to control the production process.
B)   be on-set every day to supervise the shoot.
C)   coordinate business practices with other studios.
D)   inspect film stock to maintain print quality.
E)   report daily to the executive manager.

Question 16

Describe the significant similarities and differences between the film and digital processes in the production stage of filmmaking.

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When making conventional theatrical moti...

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the goals of the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) ?

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A)   promoting Hollywood abroad
B)   seeking control of the motion picture industry by removing competitors
C)   lobbying the government for freedom of speech
D)   experimenting with new technologies
E)   undermining monopolistic practices in the United States

Question 18

You are a producer whose film contains material that is clearly for adults only. Your film will likely receive a rating of

Accepted Answer

A)   G.
B)   PG.
C)   PG-13.
D)   R.
E)   NC-17.

Question 19

You are invited to a preview screening for an upcoming film. Which of these might you be asked to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fill out a questionnaire.
B)   Discuss promotional strategies with the marketing team.
C)   Laugh at particular points in the film.
D)   Meet with the actors.
E)   Supply your name for an on-screen credit. A

Question 20

You are preparing your final print, making decisions about marketing, and exhibiting your film. You are engaged in the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   production.
B)   postproduction.
C)   preproduction.
D)   casting.
E)   directing.

Exam 11: How the Movies Are Made

You are a historian studying changes in the budgeting system between the old studio system versus today's independent system. What is your primary conclusion?

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The following statement best describes the central producer by the mid-1930s:

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Outline the main differences between the operations of the majors and their institutional rivals in the golden age studio system?

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A vertically integrated studio controls

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Within the filmmaking process, what does division of labor refer to?

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Why do the frame rates for silent film vary compared to sound film?

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As an executive of a contemporary production company, screening the answer print to preview audiences is most useful because

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Which of the following is not a category Academy voters make Oscar nominations for and then vote on to determine the winner?

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Which of the following best describes the package-unit system?

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How are independent producers reliant on the "big six" studios?

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Issuing a film in limited release in first-run theaters in major cities is typically used to

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What takes place in the production phase of cinema?

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Under the producer-unit system at MGM, a general manager would

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Describe the significant similarities and differences between the film and digital processes in the production stage of filmmaking.

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Which of the following best describes the goals of the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) ?

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