AV TECHNOLOGY AND FILM CAREERS QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Automatic Telegraph Machine - Answers -technology invented by Edison that used a
keyboard and stylus to produce an electric signal for transmitting messages across long
distances without a need for an operator at the receiving end
Diaphragm - Answers -a thin disc that vibrates in response to sound waves
Fidelity - Answers -a measure of how authentic a recording sounds
Kinetophone - Answers -a machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph,
synchronized to produce the illusion of motion in a scene with accompanying sounds;
viewers used headphones
Kinetoscope - Answers -an early motion picture camera devised by Edison
Magic Lanterns - Answers -Devices used to project images onto a screen using
artificial light
Patents - Answers -government licenses granting rights to inventors, for a set period, to
exclude others from making, using, or selling their inventions
Phonograph - Answers -a device that reproduces sound with the vibration of a needle
or stylus that follows a groove on a revolving disk or cylinder
Shutter - Answers -a part on a camera that allows the light to come through for
exposure of an image
Stylus - Answers -a needle that makes a groove or mark
Talkie - Answers -an early film system with a soundtrack that included having the
picture run separately from the sound
Vitaphone - Answers -disc that was played on a turntable physically coupled to a
projector motor while the film was being projected
Vitascope - Answers -an early motion picture projector; Armat's phantoscope, later
renamed vitascope and manufactured by Edison
Which of the following statements best represents the impact Thomas Edison had on
the early film industry?
1. Edison created the first camera capable of recording moving pictures.
,2. Edison's experiments in sound opened doors for other inventors and paved the way
for the effective use of sound in film.
3. Edison's experiments led to the development of a device that enabled sound to be
captured and projected on photographic film.
4. Edison worked with Marconi to develop a special recording device capable of
playback. - Answers -2. Edison's experiments in sound opened doors for other
inventors and paved the way for the effective use of sound in film.
The first long-distance wireless communication was developed by:
Thomas Edison
Guglielmo Marconi
Michael Wifi
Henry Fox Talbot - Answers -Guglielmo Marconi
Which of the following was the most significant invention for the progression of the early
film industry?
glass negatives
paper negatives
shutters
still cameras - Answers -Paper Negatives
Which statement best reflects the pros and cons of Edison's Kinetoscope?
1. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the quality of
the images captured was lacking.
2. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the images
were often blurred.
3. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, only one
person at a time could view the images.
4. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the early film
often broke. - Answers -3. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images,
however, only one person at a time could view the images.
Which of the following statements best reflects the impact radio broadcasting had on
film?
1. Radio broadcasting helped audiences to better trust advancements in sound and film
technology.
2. Radio broadcasts helped filmmakers discover better ways to capture sound and sync
it with moving images.
3. Radio broadcasts paved the way for advancements in wireless technology and first
introduced the use of a microphone.
4. Radio broadcasts were incorporated into movie images, thus giving audiences the
experience of watching a movie with sound perfectly synced to images. - Answers -3.
Radio broadcasts paved the way for advancements in wireless technology and first
introduced the use of a microphone.
Which of the following was the most significant with the development of the vitaphone?
, 1. It allowed large audiences to view a film at the same time.
2. Edison created the vitaphone during one of his experiments in his laboratory in Menlo
Park, NJ
3. It led to the creation of the Kodak Eastman camera.
4. The vitaphone increased the reliability and quality of sound for audiences - Answers
-4. The vitaphone increased the reliability and quality of sound for audiences
Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship audiences had with early
film?
1. Audiences thoroughly enjoyed early films and came out in droves to support this new
industry.
2. Audiences were excited at the prospect of film, but the problems in sound and picture
quality led to dwindling numbers at showings.
3. Audiences struggled to accept the technology of early film, preferring the experience
of watching actors onstage.
4. Audiences embraced the early advances of film, prompting scientists and inventors to
more quickly advance the image and sound features. - Answers -2. Audiences were
excited at the prospect of film, but the problems in sound and picture quality led to
dwindling numbers at showings.
What advances in the 1920s provided better sound quality for audiences? (Select all
that apply.)
improved microphones
plugs in the armrests of theatre seats for moviegoers to plug in their headphones
improved loudspeakers for reproducing audio in theatres
wiring of sound systems in theatres across the country - Answers -Improved
Microphones
Improved loudspeakers for reproducing audio in theatres
Wiring of sound systems in theatres across the country
Which of the following represents the biggest change in sound production from early
films to the present?
1. sound and film are recorded at the same time
2. sound is recorded digitally and added to the film
3. film music is recorded digitally and added into the film
4. film soundtracks are sold, increasing the revenue of the film - Answers -1. sound and
film are recorded at the same time
The innovation of cinema in the first half of the 20th century was primarily driven by
artists and their desire to create compelling works.
WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Automatic Telegraph Machine - Answers -technology invented by Edison that used a
keyboard and stylus to produce an electric signal for transmitting messages across long
distances without a need for an operator at the receiving end
Diaphragm - Answers -a thin disc that vibrates in response to sound waves
Fidelity - Answers -a measure of how authentic a recording sounds
Kinetophone - Answers -a machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph,
synchronized to produce the illusion of motion in a scene with accompanying sounds;
viewers used headphones
Kinetoscope - Answers -an early motion picture camera devised by Edison
Magic Lanterns - Answers -Devices used to project images onto a screen using
artificial light
Patents - Answers -government licenses granting rights to inventors, for a set period, to
exclude others from making, using, or selling their inventions
Phonograph - Answers -a device that reproduces sound with the vibration of a needle
or stylus that follows a groove on a revolving disk or cylinder
Shutter - Answers -a part on a camera that allows the light to come through for
exposure of an image
Stylus - Answers -a needle that makes a groove or mark
Talkie - Answers -an early film system with a soundtrack that included having the
picture run separately from the sound
Vitaphone - Answers -disc that was played on a turntable physically coupled to a
projector motor while the film was being projected
Vitascope - Answers -an early motion picture projector; Armat's phantoscope, later
renamed vitascope and manufactured by Edison
Which of the following statements best represents the impact Thomas Edison had on
the early film industry?
1. Edison created the first camera capable of recording moving pictures.
,2. Edison's experiments in sound opened doors for other inventors and paved the way
for the effective use of sound in film.
3. Edison's experiments led to the development of a device that enabled sound to be
captured and projected on photographic film.
4. Edison worked with Marconi to develop a special recording device capable of
playback. - Answers -2. Edison's experiments in sound opened doors for other
inventors and paved the way for the effective use of sound in film.
The first long-distance wireless communication was developed by:
Thomas Edison
Guglielmo Marconi
Michael Wifi
Henry Fox Talbot - Answers -Guglielmo Marconi
Which of the following was the most significant invention for the progression of the early
film industry?
glass negatives
paper negatives
shutters
still cameras - Answers -Paper Negatives
Which statement best reflects the pros and cons of Edison's Kinetoscope?
1. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the quality of
the images captured was lacking.
2. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the images
were often blurred.
3. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, only one
person at a time could view the images.
4. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images, however, the early film
often broke. - Answers -3. The Kinetoscope allowed audiences to view moving images,
however, only one person at a time could view the images.
Which of the following statements best reflects the impact radio broadcasting had on
film?
1. Radio broadcasting helped audiences to better trust advancements in sound and film
technology.
2. Radio broadcasts helped filmmakers discover better ways to capture sound and sync
it with moving images.
3. Radio broadcasts paved the way for advancements in wireless technology and first
introduced the use of a microphone.
4. Radio broadcasts were incorporated into movie images, thus giving audiences the
experience of watching a movie with sound perfectly synced to images. - Answers -3.
Radio broadcasts paved the way for advancements in wireless technology and first
introduced the use of a microphone.
Which of the following was the most significant with the development of the vitaphone?
, 1. It allowed large audiences to view a film at the same time.
2. Edison created the vitaphone during one of his experiments in his laboratory in Menlo
Park, NJ
3. It led to the creation of the Kodak Eastman camera.
4. The vitaphone increased the reliability and quality of sound for audiences - Answers
-4. The vitaphone increased the reliability and quality of sound for audiences
Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship audiences had with early
film?
1. Audiences thoroughly enjoyed early films and came out in droves to support this new
industry.
2. Audiences were excited at the prospect of film, but the problems in sound and picture
quality led to dwindling numbers at showings.
3. Audiences struggled to accept the technology of early film, preferring the experience
of watching actors onstage.
4. Audiences embraced the early advances of film, prompting scientists and inventors to
more quickly advance the image and sound features. - Answers -2. Audiences were
excited at the prospect of film, but the problems in sound and picture quality led to
dwindling numbers at showings.
What advances in the 1920s provided better sound quality for audiences? (Select all
that apply.)
improved microphones
plugs in the armrests of theatre seats for moviegoers to plug in their headphones
improved loudspeakers for reproducing audio in theatres
wiring of sound systems in theatres across the country - Answers -Improved
Microphones
Improved loudspeakers for reproducing audio in theatres
Wiring of sound systems in theatres across the country
Which of the following represents the biggest change in sound production from early
films to the present?
1. sound and film are recorded at the same time
2. sound is recorded digitally and added to the film
3. film music is recorded digitally and added into the film
4. film soundtracks are sold, increasing the revenue of the film - Answers -1. sound and
film are recorded at the same time
The innovation of cinema in the first half of the 20th century was primarily driven by
artists and their desire to create compelling works.
