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This category is for quizzes that deal with some slightly different aspects of film - that of the business of movies, and that of the technique of making movies. We welcome quizzes on box office records, film theory and history, and camera use.
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1 trivia quiz  History of Film Genres 1900-1950 Part 2! coolicon
This quiz continues my 'History of Film Genres 1900-1950'. Enjoy!
 Difficult 10Q
711 plays
 Jan 06 07
billybob87
2 trivia quiz  Cinema History cool
Cinema history from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th.
 Very Difficult 10Q
1191 plays
 May 08 02
fairytale
3 trivia quiz  Hollywood Records--Oscars and Actors icon
Here is a quiz on some records that were set in Hollywood for different things. Good luck!
 Average 15Q
1482 plays
 Jan 26 01
randyaimee
4 trivia quiz  Steadicam - History and Use icon
The Steadicam is a relatively new camera, invented in the early 1980s. It gives a sort of gliding look to the frame. This quiz is on the history and use of that camera. Enjoy!
 Tough 5Q
375 plays
 Jun 09 02
rj211 gold
5 trivia quiz  History of Film Genres 1900-1950 icon
I just started my Film minor and History of World Cinema 1 was the first class I took. Here's a review of some of the early cinema, up to and including film noir (in two parts).
 Tough 10Q
456 plays
 Jan 04 07
billybob87
6 trivia quiz  Weaving Masterpiece Movies: The Secrets Unveiled icon
Loved watching "Star Wars", "The Matrix", "A Fistful of Dollars" or "Macbeth"? Enter this cinematheque session to discover the surprising secrets of their beauty.
 Difficult 10Q
198 plays
 Jan 18 08
zanazana
7 trivia quiz  Film Basics icon
This is a very basic quiz on filmic elements, from camera technique to genre. Much of this information is garnered from Bordwell and Thompson's 'Film Art'. Enjoy!
 Average 10Q
1368 plays
 Apr 04 02
rj211 gold
8 trivia quiz  RKO icon
From its beginnings in the early 30's to its end in the late 50's, RKO Radio Pictures made its individual mark on Hollywood.
 Difficult 20Q
408 plays
 Jun 21 01
tjoebigham
9 trivia quiz  The Science and Technology of Motion Pictures icon
This is a quiz on the early scientific principles and technologies that contributed to what we know as film today. Enjoy!
 Tough 5Q
456 plays
 Sep 28 02
rj211 gold
10 trivia quiz  MovieTerms
This should be an interesting quiz about terms used in film making, on movie sets. It's not hard, but keep a close eye on your spelling in the (few) fill in questions. Please have fun.
 Difficult 10Q
885 plays
 Aug 10 00
caaro gold
11 trivia quiz  It Came from the 50s icon
This quiz is about some classic and not so classic 3-D movies from the 1950s, hope you like it!
 Tough 10Q
330 plays
 Jan 04 03
gamemaker gold
12 trivia quiz  Set in One Place, Filmed in Another icon
For one reason or another, many film settings are improvised. Often the setting does not exist or is inaccessible. Tell me where the following films and parts of films were shot. Good luck!
 Tough 10Q
537 plays
 Mar 06 03
hews
13 trivia quiz  Movie Special Effects and Makeup Men
This is derived from the book, 'Men, Makeup and Monsters' and about the men who created the effects and characters we love so much.
 Difficult 10Q
273 plays
 Apr 14 02
Piccolo-san
14 trivia quiz  Special Effects Artists icon
Know your special effects artists.
 Difficult 5Q
240 plays
 Oct 17 01
Untouchablesrock

Some sample questions from this category:

* This term indicates a shot composed with the horizon not parallel with the bottom of the frame.
* A documentary style in which no directional control is exerted, is called...
* This term indicates an item, event or piece of knowledge considered important to the characters, but which the audience either doesn't know about or doesn't care about.
* This title is used for the head of the electrical department on a film set.
* This term refers to the sum total of all factors affecting the artistic look or feel of a shot.
* This person creates incidental sound effects in synch with visual components of film, i.e., footsteps or fightsounds.
* The term used for the last shot of the day.
* What movie had the highest opening day gross?
* Which actress has the most movies grossing over 100 million dollars?
* Which actor's movies in Hollywood has grossed the largest amount of money?
* What character has been portrayed the most in film history?
* Two films were nominated for 11 Oscars, but failed to win any. One was the 'The Turning Point'. What was the other?
* Three films actually brought home 11 Oscars. What was the first one?
* Which individual, counting all Oscar categories, has won the most Oscars in his lifetime?
* Which film boasts the most extras in one scene?
* Which movie western has the highest gross?
* Which actress has won the most Oscars in the Best Actress category?
* Which comedy has grossed the most amount of money?
* Which character in horror movies has been portrayed the most?
* Which actor has had the most lead roles during his film career?

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