Visions of Light

1. Why were the early non-talkie movies so free with camera movement and location?

Silent films were able to be so fee with movement and location because background noise isn't an issue. This makes it easy to pick and choose locations because to shoot with sound you need to have a certin amount of quiet, so it might be hard to shoot in perhaps times square. By eliminating sound from the equation it doesn't matter how loud the setting is.

2. What were the issues with the very first talkie movies?

The issues with the very first talkie movies were synchronizing the sound with the movement, insufficient playback volume, and the challenge of recording fidelity.

3.Why did 'Citizen Kane' have such a great impact- List some reasons

Citizen Kane had such a great impact because it used storytelling techniques such as using flashbacks from different points of veiw to tell a story. This was a technique unheard of by the rest of hollywood making Citizen Kane a great impact in film history.    

4. What is film noir?

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s.

5. How was color first introduced to film?

Color was first introduced by a film entitles "The World, The Flesh and the Devil which was the world's first full-length feature color film. Hollywood was just prefecting the process in 1939, and later that year two other major films were released with this new process including; "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz". 

6.What effects did the widescreen format have on cinematography?

The widescreen format in cinematography flourished throughout the 50's 60's and 70's and caused a rise in popularity of the television.


Ms. Miedema, I didnt see the other half of the film so i can cant answer the last couple questions.