Introduction to Film
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Introduction to FilmSilent Movies
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1895 Birth of Cinematography
Robert W. Paul invented the film projector
First public showing in 1895
Movies were shown in: Storefront spaces Traveling
exhibitions Vaudeville
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1895 Birth of Cinematography
Early Films: Under a minute Usually a single
scene authentic or staged everyday life public event sporting event slapstick
No editing No camera
movement
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1895 Birth of Cinematography
One of the most popular short films: Sally Rand, The Fan
Dance An exotic dancer and
actress.
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Silent Era 1895-1927
A Trip to the Moon (1902) Georges Méliès
Directed & Starred Paris stage magician
Pioneered many of the basic special effects used in movies
Increased the length of movies to fifteen minutes
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Silent Era 1895-1927
The Great Train Robbery (1903) Edwin S. Porter, Director Thomas Edison, Producer First Western Emphasized the shot, rather than the
scene
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The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Filmed in New Jersey Included shot of a
bandit shooting at the audience
Audiences at the time would usually scream in fear, then laugh in relief
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Silent Era 1895-1927
Boom in nickelodeons (the first permanent movie theaters)
10,000 in the U.S. by 1908
Standard length of a film remained one reel (ten to fifteen minutes)
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Silent Era 1895-1927
The Birth of a Nation (1915) First full length film
(190 minutes) Director D.W. Griffith
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Birth of a Nation (1915) Pioneered cinematic
techniques Jump-cut Close-ups
Introduced cinematic innovations Documentary Mobile cameras
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Birth of a Nation (1915) "Top 100 American
Films" (# 44) by the American Film Institute
In its day, the highest grossing film, taking in more than $10 million at the box office
($210 million) In 1992 the United
States Library of Congress deemed it "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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Silent Era 1895-1927 U.S. produced an
average of 800 silent films a year The comedies of
Charlie Chaplin Swashbuckling
adventures of Douglas Fairbanks
Romances of Clara Bow
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Talking Pictures 1927 Turning point came
in 1927 Warner Brothers
Studios released The Jazz Singer
First synchronized dialogue (and singing) in a feature film.