Film Studies I-4th Period Assignments
- Instructor
- Gina Feldblum
- Term
- Spring 2026
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
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4.21.26 Halloween Activity
Past Assignments
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4.21.26 How does the music and shot selection impact the movie?
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4.20.26 Who directed Halloween, and when was the film released?
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4.17.26 What was the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and how much has it grossed to date?
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4.17.26 Star Wars Activity
Complete hard copy in class and turn in to Mrs. Feldblum.
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4.16.26 How many of the 11 Star Wars films did George Lucas author himself? What were the names of the films?
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4.15.26 How many live-action Star Wars movies are there? Who is the mastermind behind the Star Wars movies?
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4.14.26 In Jaws, what creative decision did Steven Spielberg famously make regarding the shark's screen time to heighten the movie's suspense?
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4.14.26 Jaws Activity
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4.13.26 How many Academy Awards was Jaws nominated for and for what categories? How many did it win?
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4.9.26 The Godfather Activity
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4.10.26 What was Steven Spielberg’s first blockbuster hit? When was it released?
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4.9.26 What event prompts Michael Corleone to enter the family mob business?
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4.8.26 How many Academy Awards did The Godfather win? For what categories?
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4.7.26 How many children does Vito Corleone have? Who are they (list them from oldest to youngest)?
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4.6.26 Who is the director of The Godfather? How old is he now? How old was he when The Godfather came out?
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4.2.26 Who was the author of the James Bond novels?
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4.1.26 How many actors have played James Bond? Name them.
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3.30.26 When was the first James Bond film released? What was the name of the film? How many EON production Bond films have been released to date?
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3.37.26 What is the name of Clint Eastwood’s character in A Fistful of Dollars?
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3.30.26 A Fistful of Dollars Activity
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3.26.26 What are at least three components of a spaghetti western film?
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3.25.26 What is a Spaghetti Western film?
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3.25.26 Vertigo Activity
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3.24.26 Why do you think the movie is named Vertigo?
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3.23.26 What is vertigo?
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3.5.26 Rear Window Activity
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3.6.26 The 1950s are known as the Golden Age of Television because the TV exploded from a luxury item to a household staple, jumping from 9% to nearly 90% ownership. What was the #1 show of the 1950s?
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3.5.26 Who were the lead actors in Rear Window?
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3.4.26 Out of the approximately 53 films Alfred Hitchcock directed, approximately how many did he make an appearance or cameo in?
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3.3.26 12 Angry Men Activity
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3.3.26 When and where was Alfred Hitchcock born? When and where did he die?
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3.2.26 "12 Angry Men" first appeared as a teleplay in 1954, and then the movie was released in April 1957. What is a teleplay?
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2.27.26 Singin' in the Rain Activity
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2.27.26 Director Sidney Lumet shot 12 Angry Men in thirds. On what level did the film shoot the first third of the movie? The second third? The last third? What impact is this supposed to have for the viewer?
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2.26.26 How long did the cast rehearse for 12 Angry Men? How many days did it take to shoot the film?
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2.25.26 In what year was Singin’ in the Rain released? What year does the film take place?
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2.23.26 Casablanca Activity
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2.24.26 Who are the female and male lead in Singin’ in the Rain and how old were each when the movie was made?
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2.23.26 How many Oscars did Casablanca win at the 1944 Academy Awards? For what categories?
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2.19.26 Citizen Kane Activity
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2.19.26 Who played Charles Foster Kane (adult actor) in Citizen Kane?
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2.18.26 How did Orson Welles gain fame on October 30, 1938?
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2.17.26 1939 Movie Comparison Activity
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2.17.26 Explain the process used in both Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz called technicolor.
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2.13.26 How many Oscars was "The Wizard of Oz" nominated for in the 1940 Academy Awards? How many did the film win? In what category did "The Wizard of Oz" defeat "Gone with the Wind"?
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2.12.26 During the production of The Wizard of Oz how much did Toto earn per week? Each of the Munchkins?
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2.11.26 How many Oscar nominations did Gone with the Wind receive and how many did they win?
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2.10.26 Which movie’s sets were burned in the “burning of Atlanta” scene of Gone with the Wind?
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2.9.26 When adjusted for inflation, what is the highest-grossing film in US history? How much did it gross in terms of today’s money?
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2.6.26 How long did the first rough cut of Gone with the Wind run when it premiered in July 1939? What was its final run time?
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2.4.26 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Activity
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2.4.26 How many artists, sketches, and drawings were involved in creating Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
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2.3.26 What was the first animated feature film produced in the United States? When was it produced? On what was the film based?
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1.29.26 It Happened One Night Activity
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1.30.26 How did It Happened One Night inspire the Bugs Bunny cartoon?
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1.29.26 One of the most famous visual metaphors in cinema history was the “Walls of Jericho” scene, where Peter and Ellie used a blanket hung on a clothesline to separate their beds in the motel. The scene was carried out in this manner to comply with the Hays Code. What is the Hays Code?
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1.28.26 How many Academy Awards did It Happened One Night win?
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1.23.26 King Kong Activity
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1.23.26 Who was the special effects artist behind the 1933 version of King Kong? How big was the puppet he created to represent King Kong?
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1.16.26 Chaplin Keaton Comparison Activity
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1.22.26 In what year was King Kong released? Explain the stop-motion animation that was invented for this movie.
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1.21.26 Who was the highest-paid actor in the 1931 Dracula film? How much did the actor earn?
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1.21.26 Dracula Activity
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1.20.26 Who are the Directors of the 1931 Dracula film? Who is the leading actor?
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1.16.26 What was the 1952 movie in which both Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton appeared?
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1.15.26 Who was known as “The Great Stone Face” of silent film?
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1.14.26 The Great Dictator Activity
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1.14.26 Both Chaplin and Hitler had a “toothbrush” mustache; what did Chaplin say about Hitler’s mustache?
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1.13.26 What role does Paulette Goddard play in The Great Dictator? What was her relationship with Charlie Chaplin in real life?
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1.12.26 What was Charlie Chaplin’s first sound film and when was it released?
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1.12.26 The Great Dictator PreWatch Activity
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1.9.26 Approximately how many feature-length movies did Charlie Chaplin make? How many wives did he have? How many children did he have?
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1.9.26 The Gold Rush Activity
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1.8.26 What famous actor signed a contract in 1916 with the Mutual Film Corporation of New York, earning him a salary 9 times that of US President Woodrow Wilson? How much was his contract worth?
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1.7.26 What is the worst movie you have ever seen? What made it the worst?
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1.6.26 What is your favorite movie? Why is it your favorite?
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