Film: Industry and Craft Trivia

1. This educational location in the UK has been used in a number of films, including "Les Miserables "(2012), "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) and "Cruella" (2021) to name a few. Where were they filmed?

From Quiz The Wrong Place: The Geography of Film Locations

Answer: Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

The Royal Naval College in Greenwich was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and is situated on the banks of the Thames. The pillars and steps of the college can be seen in Lamarque's funeral scene of "Les Miserables" substituting for Paris in the film. The final battle between Thor and the Dark Elves takes place in the courtyard of the college. In the film "Cruella", Estella is going to the fountain in Regents Park in London, but the fountain is really located in the Old Naval College.

From Quiz Best Boy, What Does He Do?

Answer: Gaffer

The department head in charge of lighting is called the "gaffer" and the best boy electrical is the assistant to the gaffer. In fact, the best boy often acts as a sort-of foreman for the lighting department and their duties cover much of the logistical side of the department responsibilities. While the gaffer has more administrative duties, the best boy may be in charge of the lighting crew, of the setting up of filming locations, safety, and inventory amongst other duties. They will also step in for the gaffer if there is an absence. The origin of the term "best boy" is unclear, but may be from the idea that the person is the "best boy for the job". If a female fills the role, she may be called "best boy" or sometimes "best girl".

From Quiz Why Are Movie Credits So Long?

Answer: Production designer

A production designer (sometimes called an art director) is responsible for the visual aspects of the film. They monitor the style of the sets, props, and costumes so that everything matches. In 2013, the Oscar for Best Production Design was awarded to Catherine Martin, the production designer for "The Great Gatsby". She designed beautiful art deco sets to brilliantly recreate the Roaring Twenties.

From Quiz Making Movies When Silence Was Golden

Answer: Pittsburgh, PA

Actually, the first use of the term was in Boston at Austin's Nickelodeon, a "dime museum" - a small venue for lowbrow live entertainment. Harry Davis and John Harris used "nickel" with the Greek word for "enclosed theater" - odeon - and opened in Pittsburgh. Though not the first place to show films, it was the first place to offer films exclusively.

From Quiz Quizzywood - Movie Capitals of the World

Answer: Mumbai (Bombay)

Although "Bollywood" films are stereotyped as extravagant dance musicals, internationally acclaimed films, such as "Salaam Bombay" and several horror films have emerged from this South Asian studio complex. There are more than two dozen other smaller film capitals in India, each specializing in films of one of India's many official and locally dominant languages.

From Quiz I Left My Heart...

Answer: Thomas Paine

A lifelong Socialist, albeit one who drove a Rolls-Royce, Richard Attenborough had a longstanding dream of making a film about his hero, the radical 18th century thinker and activist, Thomas Paine. He expended a lot of energy on the project, but could not secure the backing he needed. Paine's pamphlet 'Common Sense' was hugely influential in the American Revolution.

From Quiz The Wilhelm Scream

Answer: Distant Drums

'Distant Drums' was released in 1951, directed by legend Raoul Walsh and starring Hollywood icon Gary Cooper as a U.S. Army scout engaging the enemy during the long and disjointed Seminole Wars of early 1800s Florida. Among the list of (mostly) uncredited actors were Darren McGavin (Old Man Parker in 1983's 'A Christmas Story') and singer Sheb Wooley, who hit the music charts in 1958 with the novelty hit 'Purple People Eater'. Although the person behind the voice may never be officially known (and if it becomes known remind me to fix this), sound effects wizard Ben Burtt believes Wooley supplied the famous scream.

From Quiz Censorship in Films

Answer: Films are not protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution

With this decision the film industry saw the writing on the wall. If films, as an art form, were not protected by free speech provisions, then the government had the power to make standards. The industry felt the best way to thwart this was to have an internal film review. But it was not until six years later in 1921 that the Motion Picture Commission was created. Its powers were limited to reviewing the scripts of planned films, not the completed films.

From Quiz Let's Make a Film!

Answer: Foley editor

This job is named for Jack Foley who, ironically, started working in silent films. As sound came to the movies, Jack felt that more than just voices needed to be heard, so started adding sound effects.

From Quiz History of Film Genres 1900-1950 Part 2!

Answer: Bow & Clara Bow

She was dubbed the It girl by Elinor Glyn and then went on to star in a movie of the same name in 1927. The phrase "It girl" tends to identify someone who seems to have that mysterious X factor that makes them completely appealing to the public.

From Quiz History of Film Genres 1900-1950

Answer: Thomas Edison

Edison's company (Edison and Co.) largely headed up the initiative of cinematic shorts, creating well known films such as "The Kiss", "The Strong Man", and "The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots".

From Quiz Set in One Place, Filmed in Another

Answer: New Zealand

Nine different places on both the North and South Island were used as film locations.

From Quiz Steadicam - History and Use

Answer: Garrett Brown

Though these are all highly regarded Steadicam operators, Garrett is the guy who thought the thing up.

From Quiz Cinema History

Answer: December 28th, 1895

On December 28th, 1895, the Lumiere Brothers screened the very first film - a short documentry, about 20 seconds long.

From Quiz Movie Special Effects and Makeup Men

Answer: Dick Smith

From Quiz Special Effects Artists

Answer: George Melies

He invented special effects by accident.

From Quiz RKO

Answer: Joseph P. Kennedy

JFK's father co-founded the studio with RCA honcho David Sarnoff. He also had an affair with Gloria Swanson.

From Quiz MovieTerms

Answer: Short Subject

From Quiz The Wrong Place: The Geography of Film Locations

Answer: Jordan

A 2000-year-old monument carved into a sandstone rockface is visually impressive. Al-Khazneh translates to 'The Treasury' and is a temple in Jordan. It is believed to be a king's mausoleum. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" finishes with Indiana, Henry, his father, Sallah, and Marcus riding horses away from the site. "The Mummy Returns" (2001) and "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) were also filmed in the area.

From Quiz Best Boy, What Does He Do?

Answer: Microphone

The boom operator works in the sound department. The boom is a long pole with a microphone attached to the end. The boom operator has to place the microphone close to the actors so that the mic can capture their dialogue, but not too close so that it appears in the scene. The use of a boom was developed in order to allow the actors to be mobile on set and still have the mic close enough to them to pick up what they're saying. Before, the microphones were hidden on set and actors had to remain largely static near them. The first (documented) film to use a boom was "Beggars of Life" in 1928 where the mic was tied to the end of a broom handle and allowed two actors to walk down a street while talking.

From Quiz Making Movies When Silence Was Golden

Answer: Shooting film

Sometimes called the "chronophotographic gun", it was made from the stock of a rifle, with the camera on top. The lens housing looked remarkably like the large barrel of a gun. The trigger operated the shutter; it looked much like a shotgun when it was in use. People initially expressed surprise when he would point it at birds to film: they expected to hear a shot. Marey often claimed to be the "inventor of cinema".

From Quiz Quizzywood - Movie Capitals of the World

Answer: Kolkata (Calcutta)

"Tollywood" is derived from Tollygunge, a locality of Kolkata where most of the Bengali movie industry is located.

From Quiz I Left My Heart...

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Kubrick did a lot of research and planning and wrote a first draft of a screenplay for an epic Napoleon biopic. Jack Nicholson was a potential lead! Due to the failure of other movies with a similar theme, the very high budget, and changes at MGM, the project was abandoned. Instead, Kubrick's next movie was 'A Clockwork Orange'.

From Quiz Firsts in Movies

Answer: Songs

"The Jazz Singer", produced in 1927, was in fact 75% silent. It follows the story of Jakie Rabinowitz (played by Al Jolson), who runs away from home to become a jazz entertainer. "The Lights of New York", produced the following year, is thought to be the first fully synchronized talking movie.

From Quiz The Wilhelm Scream

Answer: The Charge at Feather River

Released in 1953, 'The Charge at Feather River' was originally a 3-D movie, hence there are a lot of scenes involving close-ups of flying arrows and one character spitting tobacco juice at a rattlesnake that looks out of place without the effects. The character Private Wilhelm (played by Ralph Brooks) is sitting on a horse filling his pipe when he's struck by an arrow and released the famed scream. This was not the only instance of the scream in the film; it happened twice more during the climactic battle scene.

From Quiz Let's Make a Film!

Answer: Gaffer

While gaffers may be relatively young, the term actually means "boss" or elder", as it comes from "grandfather".

From Quiz History of Film Genres 1900-1950 Part 2!

Answer: The Three Ages

"The Three Ages" (1923) had Keaton in three separate time periods (the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and the modern day era), with him trying to win a girl against society's wishes in each one. He succeeded in each one, but it was ambiguous as to whether he ever really wanted the girl in the first place. It's my favorite comedic silent film!

From Quiz Set in One Place, Filmed in Another

Answer: Tunisia

There is a town called Tatahouine in Tunisia, although the scenes were filmed in a village called Matmata. The interiors of Luke's house were filmed in a hotel in Casablanca.

From Quiz The Science and Technology of Motion Pictures

Answer: Series Photography

Series Photography (1870s) was brought about when Muybridge was commissioned to settle a bet concerning the nature of a horse's gallop. He documented the positions of the horse by setting up a number of cameras on a track, each with shutters that would bee tripped as the horse passed. This isn't really considered the birth of motion picture, though, because the technology had not yet been incorporated into a single instrument. Magic Lanterns (1600s) were like early slide projectors, where an image would bee projected by way of the lantern onto a wall for audiences to revel at. The Thaumatrope (early 1800s) was a children's toy consisting of a paper with different images on each side and strings coming out in each direction. Fast twisting of the image via the strings merged the images (i.e. a bird and a cage becomes a bird inside the cage). The Zoetrope (1834, by George Horner) was a spinning wheel with drawings along the inside rim of the wheel. Slats in the wheel allowed the 'player' to watch as the wheel spun and merged the images into a sort of short animation.

From Quiz Steadicam - History and Use

Answer: The Steadicam is harnessed to a vest worn by the operator.

The idea of the Steadicam is that the operator can wear it and hold it, without the operator's movements being caught in the film. The design of the Steadicam puts the camera's center of gravity in the control of the operator, allowing the shots to be smooth and floating regardless of the operator's movements. Operators can use a hard-mount, wherein the camera is attached to something other than their bodies (like a dolly, car, etc.).

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