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History of film technology, an Uncommon card
The history of film technology traces the development of techniques for the recording, construction and presentation of motion pictures.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of film technology quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of film technology card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Between 1825 and 1840, the relevant technologies of ______ animation, photography and stereoscopy were introduced.
Answer
stroboscopic. Between 1825 and 1840, the relevant technologies of stroboscopic animation, photography and stereoscopy were introduced. From the History of film technology article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of film technology. History of film technology 85 · Brahmana 80 · Benjamin Henry Latrobe 77 · Eugène Atget 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- When the film medium came about in the 19th century, there already was a centuries old tradition of screening moving images through shadow play and the magic lantern that were very popular with audiences in many parts of the world.
- Especially the magic lantern influenced much of the projection technology, exhibition practices and cultural implementation of film.
- Between 1825 and 1840, the relevant technologies of stroboscopic animation, photography and stereoscopy were introduced.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of film technology article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get History of film technology
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Text : Wikipedia, History of film technology (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
