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Independent films are:


A) films that raise their money outside of the studio system
B) films that feature first-time directors and writers
C) films costing less than $50,000
D) none of the above

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The term B movies referred to:


A) the second of the two films shown in a double feature
B) films produced by people on the blacklist
C) silent movies
D) films produced for television

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The Production Code of the 1930s was eventually replaced with a letter code (e.g., "G" ratings).

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The Hays Code prohibited:


A) foul language
B) mixed-race romances
C) overt sexuality
D) all of the above

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A second Cinematic Golden Age occurred in the:


A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

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What year is considered the height of the feature film industry's Golden Age?


A) 1929
B) 1939
C) 1949
D) 1959

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In the 1930s, the motion picture industry began to be regulated by:


A) the Motion Picture Production Code
B) the Code of Good Practice
C) the Code of Film Ethics
D) none of the above

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Which of the following may have contributed most to the realignment of the feature film industry, with studios becoming more economically efficient?


A) the 1987 Teamsters strike
B) the 2007 Writers Guild strike
C) the importance of the "franchise" film
D) the influence of the independent filmmakers

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Hollywood studios which move productions out of Los Angeles into areas with lower costs and labor laws are more relaxed are said to engage in:


A) cost-centric budgeting
B) runaway production
C) responsibility-centered management
D) bottom-line prioritization

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Films such as Jaws and Star Wars have come to define the modern-day blockbuster.

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In the 1980s, the feature film industry saw the rise of the:


A) romantic lead
B) offbeat character
C) musical genre
D) action hero

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The 1970s saw a new cinematic Golden Age with films by such as:


A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Woody Allen
C) George Lucas
D) all of the above

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Technological innovations such as widescreen formats were introduced in response to declining attendance at movie theatres.

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The birthplace of the film industry is:


A) Hollywood
B) Fort Lee, NJ
C) Chicago
D) Miami

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Which of the following were available to filmmakers before CGI?


A) stop-motion
B) cel animation
C) nano-animation
D) Both A & B

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