15 Questions
What type of films were Actualities in the early 1900s?
Nonfiction films featuring real people and events
Which of the following was NOT a precursor to documentary film as mentioned in the text?
Fictional novels
What distinguishes documentary films from other film genres?
They draw on specific historical heritages
In the context of early documentaries, what were Topicals?
Films portraying historical or newsworthy events
Which of the following forms part of the prehistory of documentaries?
Scientific treatises
What type of documentaries are confrontational political documentaries that use low-cost video equipment?
Direct cinema documentaries
Which factor contributed to the growth of personal documentaries in the 1980s‒Present era?
Increase in availability of low-cost video equipment
In the context of documentary films, what organizational structures can non-narrative films use?
Lists, repetition, or contrasts
Which filmmaker is often referred to as the 'father of documentary cinema'?
Robert Flaherty
What was a key feature of the documentary films produced by Soviet filmmakers in the 1920s?
Montages
Which distribution method played a significant role in increasing the availability and popularity of documentary films?
Growing video rental market
What era saw the rise of activist videos that were confrontational and politically charged?
1980s‒Present
What technological innovation revolutionized documentary cinema in the 1930s-1945 period?
Optical sound recording
Which documentary style, originating in the United States in the 1960s, aimed to capture unfolding events as unobtrusively as possible?
Direct cinema
What was a common characteristic of documentary films during the 1930s-1945 period?
Government funding
Learn about the developments in documentary cinema from the 1980s to the present day, including the rise of digital cinema, cable TV, and reality TV. Explore how activist videos and personal documentaries have become more popular, along with new distribution methods like video rental and film festivals.
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