Cinema & Film – Arts & Humanities Test
The key terms of Arts & Humanities Test include, Cinema, Film, Platter System.
The Platter System
7 to 8 reels of film to be spliced into one large reel which was coiled onto a round table called a “platter”
– Allowed the projectionist to prepare and start the film and not attend to it until the end of the movie
– Allowed one projectionist to work up to 8 screens
What became the more affordable form of film?
Digital
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Digital
Doesn’t suffer the image degradation (scratches, dirt, damage) typically found in analog format
June 18, 1999 (U.S.)
Texas Instrument’s DLP Cinema projector technology was publicly demonstrated on two screens in Los Angeles and New York for the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
February 2, 2000 (Europe)
Texas Instrument’s DLP Cinema projector technology was publicly demonstrated, one screen in Paris for the release of Toy Story 2
First Theaters
– Built expressly for showing movies – 1910
– Beginning of feature-length films
– Single Piano Player
The Movie Palace
1920s
– Accommodated thousands
– Opulent architecture and furnishings
– Included lounges, restaurants, nurseries and hospitals
– Full orchestras replaced the single piano
What was the First Talkie?
“The Jazz Singer” in October 6, 1927
– “Vitaphone”
– Silent picture with musical accompaniment on disc
– Four talking sections with synchronized dialogue
By 1929, how many movie theaters had converted to sound?
9,000
1939
Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz
1940
Fantasia, The Grapes of Wrath
1941
Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon
1942
Bambi, Casablanca
What resulted in diminished popularity after WWII?
TV
How do studios try to regain viewers?
– 3D
– “Sensurround”
– Technicolor
– Cinerama, Panavision, CinemaScope, etc.
Drive-in Movies (Rise)
Capitalized on automobile obsession
– Air conditioning rare and expensive
Theme park atmosphere evolved
– Restaurants
– Playgrounds/Swimming pools/Amusement parks
– Laundromats
– Motels
Drive-in Movies (Decline)
Air conditioning more widespread
– “Suburbinization”
Real estate prices
Rising taxes
Zoning regulations
The Platter System
7 to 8 reels of film to be spliced into one large reel which was coiled onto a round table called a “platter”
– Allowed the projectionist to prepare and start the film and not attend to it until the end of the movie
– Allowed one projectionist to work up to 8 screens
What became the more affordable form of film?
Digital
—
Digital
Doesn’t suffer the image degradation (scratches, dirt, damage) typically found in analog format
June 18, 1999 (U.S.)
Texas Instrument’s DLP Cinema projector technology was publicly demonstrated on two screens in Los Angeles and New York for the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
February 2, 2000 (Europe)
Texas Instrument’s DLP Cinema projector technology was publicly demonstrated, one screen in Paris for the release of Toy Story 2