1.What were Edwin S. Porter's significant contributions to the development of early narrative film? In what sense did Porter build upon the innovations of contemporaneous filmmakers, and for what purposes?
2.What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration?
3.What were the factors behind the nickelodeon boom of the middle 1900s? What were the reasons for the nickelodeon's popularity-what advantages did this type of exhibition venue offer to both theater owner and patron?