| A | B |
|---|
| Aristotle | Created unity of action, time, & place |
| William Shakespeare | Broke the traditional rules of unity |
| Unity of Action | One plot |
| Unity of Place | One location |
| Unity of Time | Only 24-hour time span |
| Vitascope | most common motion picture device that was electricall powered projector that used light to cast images |
| Thomas Edison | Developed light and first projector |
| Praxinscope | spinning device used to make pictures look animated |
| Nickelodeon | First indoor film space to show projected motion pictures |
| Silent Era Dates | 1895-1926 |
| Golden Age Dates | 1927-1968 |
| New Hollywood Dates | 1968-1982 |
| Contemporary Cinema Dates | 1982-1999 |
| Digital Age Dates | 1999-Present |
| Charlie Chaplin | Most influential silent era film director, composer, editor, and producer. Made "Gold Rush" |
| Jazz Singer | First Talkie |
| Hays Moral Code | prohibition of profanity, suggestive nudity, graphic or realistic violence, or sexual persuasion within film |
| Hays Moral Code became abolished | 1968 |
| Silent Era Description | Created multiple reels for illusion of continuous motion. |
| Golden Age Description | Created more of a story with 3-act structure, linear narratives, and Hays Moral Code |
| New Hollywood Description | New bold subjects; Ended Hays Moral Code and got rating system. |
| Contemporary Cinema Description | Got home movies through VHS and DVDs |
| Digital Age Description | Increased computer editing, CGI effects, and online streaming devices |
| Montage Effect | a way to edit and cut shots to help audiences understand what is going on in the film without words |
What is this?,  | Praxinscope |
What is this?,  | Vitascope |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Developed "willing suspension of disbelief" |
