mass media test 3

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what genre is the maltese falcon: filmnoir
what did the FCC do in 1996: passed a law requiring stations to show a minimum of 3 hours of educational programming
how many local tv stations are there: 1600
who invented the telegraph in what year: samuel morse in 1844
what year was continuous roll film invented: 1888
what were the 4 TV networks: NBC-CBS-ABC-DuMont
what was the first show with an all black cast: amos and andy
who invented celluloid film: goodman
when did movie attendance peak: 1946
what is a variety show: shows based on comedy with lots of different kinds of entertainment
what was the fist radio station to become an all news station: KFAX in san fran in 1960
what was the sid caesar tv show that we watched in class: your show of shows
who invented the first superstation and what year: ted turner 1976
where are magazines sold the most: supermarkets
what is the significance of john ford: he made john wayne famous and was a famous western director
what are markets defined by: the reach of media outlets
who invented continuous roll film: george eastman
what are the 4 sweeps months: feburary-may-july-november
who is responsible for the birth of a nation: DW griffith
what netowrk was william haley involved with: CBS
whos the biggest badass in town: carter babb
which has better frequency and were the prized channels: VHF channels
when was the first videotape recorder invented: 1956
what is a kinetograph: early motion picture camera invented by thomas edison
what theory states that the people follow the opinion of the leader: 2 step flow
what year was FOX news started: 1997
what is filmnoir: a genre where the western goes to the city
where was the first place people saw movies: vaudville shows
what year was the edison vitascope invented: 1869
who started CNN: ted turner
what is a share: the total number of people watching a channel
what was the first radio broadcast with a significant audiance: frank conrad's broadcast in 1920
when was the golden age for motion picture: 1930-1950
who was the actor who was big in his time that was in the maltese falcon: humphrey bogart
what is the cost to make a movie in 2005: 60 million
what 2 men started mechanical television: charles francis jenkins and john baird
what year was celluloid film invented: 1887
what did vladimir zworykin create in 1923: the iconoscope
what year was the videotape recorder started: 1956
when was the first successful photography in motion: 1872
who introduced the VHS: JVC
what are nickelodeons: small movie theatres
what theroy states that media travels through culture like a bullet and that media is very direct. it alson called the hypodermic theory: magic bullet theory
what is the motion picture patents company alson known as: the trust
what year and who started UPN: warner brothers and viacom in 1995
when did satellite begin to succeed: 1994
what company was first to come from movies into television: disney
what is a kinetoscope: early motion picture viewer invented by thomas edison
the studio era: 1930-1970
what year did united artist start in: 1919
what movie and by who was the most important western in what year: stagecoach in 1938
what is an example of an italian movie: bicycle theif
by who and in what year was the co-axial network completed: at&t in 1951
what years was there a freeze on license applications: 1948-1952
movie by fritz lang in 1927 defined german expression: metropolis
what is the number of lines and frames per second for tv: 525 lines and 30 frames per second
what number channels are the VHF channels: channels 2-13
out of 3.9 million that watched the 1947 world series how many watched in bars: 3.5 million
when was the first regulary scheduled tv news show began: 1940
movie by john huston that was a B movie and number 31 on the AFI list: the maltese falcon
who did murrow battle with: mccarthy
when was the first newspaper and by who: 1960 by benjamin harris
when did the adding of a visual componet to radio begin: early 1900's
who was the "it" girl with star appeal during the late silent era: clara bow
what year was HBO launched: 1975
how long did dumont last: 1946-1955
what are the most well known ratings for tv: the nielsen media research
who were the lumiere brothers: french producers
what year did edisons kinetoscope parlor open in new york: 1894
what network was david sarnoff associated with: NBC and RCA
what number channels are the UHF channels: channels 14 and up
who was the person who was responsible for the first successful photo in motion: edward muybridge
what did world war 2 do to TV development: slowed it down
what is the average revenue for todays film: 37.3 million
what theory studied the impact of movies on kids and was done in 1929: payne fund studies
who made the untouchables in 1987: brian de palma
what year was CNN started: 1980
what was the first feature film and in what year: the birth of a nation in 1915
who started FOX news: roger ailes
what year was chinatown produced and who starred in it: 1974-john huston
when did radio news begin to decline: 1980's
who are the 2 inventors that made TV a reality: vladimir zworykin and philo farnsworth
when did RCA introduce commercial tv and where: 1939 at the world
what year did DVD's reach the market: 1996
what are the 3 areas of filmmaking: production distribution exhibition
what was the first movie to use editing and have a chase scene: the great train robbery in 1903
what was one of the most acclaimed newsreels: the march of time
what is one of the most important italian epics: trip to the moon in 1902
thte first feature film: the birth of a nation
who invented the phonograph in what year: thomas edison in 1877
when was public tv established: 1967
what was the first network news show: camel cavalcade of news with john cameron swayze
what number market is DFW: 7th
who directed metropolis and what year: fritz lang in 1927
who was the great silent comedian: charlie chapman
what are the 7 major studios and what percentage revenue do they bring in: paramount-sony-warner brothers-disney-20th century fox-universal-dreamworks and 90% of total revenue
what are the characteristics of german expressionism: bold and dark-very direct
what are the 3 KILLER B'S: babies-baseball-bowling
what made tv go national: the invention of coaxial network in 1951
first western and first chase scene by edwin porter: the great train robbery
which of the big 7 movie studios was the big daddy during the studio era: warner brothers
when did cable start: 1950's
who directed the maltese falcon: john huston
in average home how long is TV on per day: 8 hours
what show did edward murrow start on tv: see it now
what are B movie and A movies: B movies are lower budget while A are feature film
what is betamax: a VCR
what was one of the first things seen on TV by large number of people: the 1947 world series
how much does it cost to promote: 36.2 million
what slowed down TV development: world war 2
who started CBS in radio and then moved to TV: edward r murrow
who invented the telephone in what year: alexander grahm bell in 1876
what year was TV invented: 1927
1900-1927: silent film era
who directed the great train robbery: edwin porter
who founded the motion picture patents company: thomas edison
when did the golden age for movies end: 1948
which out of the major 4 tv networks was most generous: dumont
by 1955, what percentage of US homes had a TV: 65%
when did all broadcast start being shown in color: 1966
film is a: collaborative art
the artful juxtaposition if images to convey meaning or evoke an emotion is what: the kuleshov effect
what did edward murrow say when getting off the radio: goodnight and goodluck
who directed the battleship potemkin and what year: sergei eisenstein in 1925
when was the first newsreel shown in a theatre: 1909
what was the first film to have sychronized music and sound effects and what year: don juan in 1926
when was the tv economic golden age: 1960-1980
what paper did benjamin day start: daily sun
what year was the breakthrough year for sound: 1927
what are the 2 types of tracks: mechanical systems and electronical systems
the first movie to win academy award for best picture: wings
what year did HD broadcasting begin: 1998
what director did stagecoach in 1938: john ford
who is the father of network tv news: john cameron swayze
who and what year bought 20th century fox: rupert murdoch in 1985
who built the first commercial tv station and when: david sarnoff in 1932
what were the first contex movie goers heard sound with: newsreels
when was the golden age for TV: 1948-1958
what year did hollywood begin producing programming for television: 1949
who invented the first videotape recorder: ampex corporation
the 7 genres: comedy-drama-musicals-mystery-horror-sci fi-action/adventure
who showed the first newsreel: charles pathe
when was cables big growth: 1970-1990
when did sony invent betamax: 1975
the first movie with sound in 1927: don juan
who was at the top of the hollywood totem poll: fatty arbuckle
who was the main entertainer in the jazz singer: al jolson
what is a ratiing: the percentage of all homes equipped with a tv that are tuned to a particular station
how many hours a day does the averafe person watch: 4 1/2
when was the first photograph: 1839
how many people watched the 1947 world series: 3.9 million
when was the formal initiation of commercial TV: 1939
what percentage of people have cable as their source of TV: 60
what was it originally called: CATV--community antenna television
what years was the french surrealism: 1930's
what is texaco star theatre: an early variety show
what is importation: when cable began to offer additional signals from distant stations
what was the ending for the western: vietnam
what are the 3 factors that determine size and profitablitlty: channel-the market-network affiliation

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