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Who is usually credited with creating the first film in 1889?
Who is usually credited with creating the first film in 1889?
- A young laboratory assistant
- Eadweard Muybridge
- William Dickson
- Thomas Edison (correct)
What provided the cornerstone of Edison's invention and the evolution of motion pictures?
What provided the cornerstone of Edison's invention and the evolution of motion pictures?
- Thomas Edison's vision
- Eadweard Muybridge's work
- William Dickson's assistance
- A $25,000 bet (correct)
What was the predecessor to the motion picture projector?
What was the predecessor to the motion picture projector?
- The Edison kinetoscope (correct)
- Smartphones
- Film studio in New Jersey
- Traditional television
How did the kinetoscope create the illusion of motion?
How did the kinetoscope create the illusion of motion?
Where were kinetoscope parlors established for customers to view moving images?
Where were kinetoscope parlors established for customers to view moving images?
What types of events and performances were captured by the kinetoscope at Edison’s film studio?
What types of events and performances were captured by the kinetoscope at Edison’s film studio?
Who were the inventors of the Cinématographe, a lightweight film projector also functioning as a camera and printer?
Who were the inventors of the Cinématographe, a lightweight film projector also functioning as a camera and printer?
Where was the world’s first commercial film screening held by the Lumière Brothers?
Where was the world’s first commercial film screening held by the Lumière Brothers?
What was shown in the Lumière Brothers’ first film at the commercial screening in 1895?
What was shown in the Lumière Brothers’ first film at the commercial screening in 1895?
Why did Louis Lumière initially believe cinema was 'an invention without a future'?
Why did Louis Lumière initially believe cinema was 'an invention without a future'?
Which company, in the United States, held its first film screening using an improved projector called the Vitascope?
Which company, in the United States, held its first film screening using an improved projector called the Vitascope?
How did film impact its earliest viewers according to the text?
How did film impact its earliest viewers according to the text?
