On films

Q1) Early cinema audiences appear to have enjoyed watching still pictures and listening to lectures about the human body and travel. Can you think of two reasons why this would have held them spellbound?

Ans:

       a)  The lectures were given by experts

       b)  The lectures were supported by projected images which they had never seen before.

Q2) why was the claim that new technology could produce moving pictures laughed off as a cock-bull story.

Ans:

The claim was that new technology could produce moving pictures laughed off as cock-bull story because people simply disbelieved that still pictures could be made to move.

Q3) List some of the reasons why you think people queued up to watch the earliest moving pictures.

Ans:

       a)  They enjoyed the new technology

       b)  They enjoyed the adventure stories with cliff hanging endings.

        c)   There was very little alternative entertainment available at that time.

       d)  They were curious to see stories set in another culture.

Q4) what does the term “ talk of the town “ means ?

Ans:

The term “ talk of the town “ means the subject of much discussion in town .

Q5) movies were shown in weekly episodes. They always ended with someone seconds away from death. Why do you think film makers chose to end episodes in this manner?

Ans:

The film makers chose to end episodes in this manner because they wanted to encourage the audience to come back the following week to watch the next episode.

Q6) Why was the showing of Krishna leela a breakthrough?

Ans:

The showing of Krishna Leela was a breakthrough because it was a film made in India and based on Indian tales.

Q7) List three differences between early movies heroes and the main character we see in Indian films.

Ans:

Early movies	Recent movies
Used to dress properly	Heroes do not dress properly
Had less attitude	Show more attitude
Classic hair style	Swag hair style