Film Camera — Questions and answers
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What did Louis Le Prince hope to create with his invention?
Choices
- A static photograph that stayed still.
- A device that could record continuous, unfolding movement. ✓
- A way to only show one moment in time.
- A silent movie that couldn't move.
Answer: A device that could record continuous, unfolding movement.
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What was the main problem with Eadweard Muybridge's way of capturing motion?
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- It was too simple to set up.
- It used only one camera.
- It didn't create a smooth, flowing visual experience. ✓
- It made the images too clear.
Answer: It didn't create a smooth, flowing visual experience.
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Where was Louis Le Prince born?
Choices
- England
- Leeds
- Metz, France ✓
- Across the English Channel
Answer: Metz, France
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What happened when Le Prince tried to move the film using continuous rollers?
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- The images became very clear and sharp.
- It made the film stronger and harder to tear.
- It caused the images to blur because the film wasn't still. ✓
- It made the camera much easier to build.
Answer: It caused the images to blur because the film wasn't still.
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What was Le Prince's big idea for moving the film precisely inside the camera?
Choices
- He made the film very sticky.
- He used continuous rollers that never stopped.
- He added tiny holes (perforations) to the edges of the film that hooked onto a wheel. ✓
- He made the camera bigger and heavier.
Answer: He added tiny holes (perforations) to the edges of the film that hooked onto a wheel.
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What new material did George Eastman create that was much better than paper for film?
Choices
- Glass plates
- Flexible celluloid roll film ✓
- Metal strips
- Strong fabric
Answer: Flexible celluloid roll film
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What special thing could the Lumière brothers' Cinématographe do that made it revolutionary for public viewing?
Choices
- It only allowed one person to watch at a time.
- It was only a camera and couldn't project.
- It worked as a camera, film printer, and a projector for many people to watch together. ✓
- It could only show still pictures, not moving ones.
Answer: It worked as a camera, film printer, and a projector for many people to watch together.
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How did the film camera change society?
Choices
- It stopped people from talking to each other.
- It opened new ways for people to communicate, have fun, and record history. ✓
- It made everyone want to live inside a movie theater.
- It was only used for scientific observations and nothing else.
Answer: It opened new ways for people to communicate, have fun, and record history.
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What parts of cinema's language, even today, come from the old mechanical film cameras?
Choices
- Only the idea of sound in movies.
- The 'frame rate' and the 'shutter speed'. ✓
- The way people make popcorn at the cinema.
- The color of the movie screen.
Answer: The 'frame rate' and the 'shutter speed'.
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