Whats Happening in History? Civil War recently over
Transcontinental RR completed Industrial revolution First
skyscrapers
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First Cameras Hand cranked. Shot for length of film in
canister. 16 frames per second
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Frame? Photo negatives Film strips Individual frames Brain will
seek to fill in information for black spaces. Speed up linking =
movies !
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The Silent Film! The new mode of storytelling Not really silent
Often a piano or orchestra playing music in front of screen
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Running Horse (1878) Edward Muybridge Linked series of
photographs Early animation
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Men Boxing (1891) Thomas Edison studio
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Blacksmith Scene (1893)
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Frank Otts Sneeze (1894) First copyrighted film
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Arrival of a Train (1895) Lumiere Brothers France Legend that
the first group viewing this in a caf were terrified of the train
hitting them and they ran out of the caf. Probably not true.but
good publicity!
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Exiting the Factory (1895) Lumiere Brothers France Shot at 16
frames / second Industry standard became 24 frames / second Did
people really move that fastNO! The Hobbit Elements with 48 frames
/ second!
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Trend? No story telling in terms of fiction. Simply document
the real world. Have this new technology.what can we do with it?
Lot of experimenting with that technology!
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Grammar Developed Film has a grammar Set of governing rules
Helps the viewer understand Just like in writingcommas, periods,
colons Early on Experimenting Later Became codified Trends
established
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Voyage to the Moon (1902) George Melies French Using animation
and special effects. Not just filming what humans can do Popular at
the time. Beginning usage of editing.
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Life of an American Fireman (1903) Edwin Porter Thomas Edison
Studios Early usage of editing Continuous narrative over 7
scenes
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The Great Train Robbery (1903) Edwin Porter Thomas Edison
Studios More modern editing Should feel familiar in terms of
storytelling Hand-colored cells So not truly color
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Birth of a Nation (1915) D.W. Griffith First blockbuster First
feature-length film (almost 3 hours) As opposed to a short Negative
view of African-Americans Positive images of the KKK President
Woodrow Wilson said it was his FAVORITE film!
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Birth of a Nation (1915) Innovative film techniques Deep focus
Jump cuts Close-ups
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The Jazz Singer (1927) First feature-length film with
synchronized sound Brings in the era of the talkies.
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Charlie Chaplin Actor, director, writer Started in vaudeville
Like Broadway musicals Moved to film Started United Artist Corp.
Accused of being a communist Fled to Europe Returned to US in
1970s