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Master of The extraordinary year of 1911
schopenhauer Soundwaves and Screens
We turn the soundwaves into lines of light, To play the music from the screen tonight.
schopenhauer Igor Stravinsky's avant-garde ballet Petrushka premieres to sensational reviews in Paris.
schopenhauer Filmmakers move west to establish Hollywood's very first production space.
schopenhauer Arrange silent film scenes to discover how early directors pioneered modern suspense editing.
Hollywood's first studio: The first movie studio in Hollywood was built in 1911 by converting an old, abandoned roadhouse tavern on Sunset Boulevard.
A full-length motion picture that is shown as the main item in a cinema program. In 1911, Italy produced its first full-length feature film, an ambitious cinematic adaptation of Dante's Inferno.
In which city was the first permanent motion picture studio in Hollywood opened in the fall of 1911?
Who was the famous Austrian composer and conductor who died in May 1911, leaving his grand Tenth Symphony unfinished?
What silent film classic from 1911, directed by D.W. Griffith, pioneered the use of dramatic cross-cutting to build suspense?
Which avant-garde Russian composer's ballet "Petrushka" premiered in Paris in June 1911?
Which major opera by German composer Richard Strauss premiered to immense acclaim in Dresden in January 1911?
Which legendary American songwriter achieved international fame in 1911 with his hit song "Alexander's Ragtime Band"?
Who was the legendary male dancer who played the title role of the puppet in the 1911 premiere of "Petrushka"?
What was the name of the film company that established the very first movie studio in Hollywood in 1911?