What logistical difficulties were posed by early attempt at sound recording? How did U.S. filmmakers address these problems and bring sound in line with the classical Hollywood style? Cite examples from films discussed in the text or from the film(s) screened in class.

What will be an ideal response?


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a. Marie Taglioni b. Nadezhda von Meck c. Marie d'Agoult d. Marius Petipa

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Hildegard of Bingen was the head of a German convent attached to the Benedictine monastery outside Bingen, near present-day Frankfurt

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Director Ridley Scott states that his creative process is strongly aided by

storyboarding. animation. black-and-white film. digital manipulation.

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Which feature of oil paint is demonstrated in Jan van Eyck’s Madonna and Child with the Chancellor Rolin?

a. impasto b. glazes c. airbrushing d. calligraphy

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