Understanding Cinema: History and Definition
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What is the term that historically originates from the Greek roots kinema and graphien?

  • Cinema
  • Cinematic language
  • Cinematography
  • Cinematographe (correct)
  • Which aspect of cinema is described as an art form that would not exist without the technology to capture the moving image?

  • Production of films
  • Cinematography
  • Cinematic language
  • Cinema (correct)
  • Within the context of cinema, what is described as a theatre where films are shown for public entertainment?

  • Cinema (correct)
  • Illusion of movement
  • Art of making motion pictures
  • Cinematography
  • What is the term used to describe the rules for how cinema communicates meaning?

    <p>Cinematic language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the history of cinema, what does the term 'kinema' from ancient Greek refer to?

    <p>Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology did Thomas Edison develop in 1891 that became the predecessor to the motion picture projector?

    <p>Kinetoscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who joined Thomas Edison's team to help combine pictures and sound for motion pictures?

    <p>William Dixson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Lumière brothers first present projected moving pictures to a paying audience?

    <p>Paris, France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which individual is associated with capturing an image through a chemical process known as photoetching?

    <p>Nicephore Niepce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the evolution of Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope that took place in 1895?

    <p>Life Scope</p> Signup and view all the answers

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