Difference between revisions of "TCF112/Early Cinema"
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==August and Louis Lumière== | ==August and Louis Lumière== | ||
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===Similarities with Edison films=== | ===Similarities with Edison films=== | ||
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===Differences=== | ===Differences=== | ||
− | Scenes of everyday life | + | #Scenes of everyday life |
− | Shot outdoors, on "location" (using sunlight) | + | #Shot outdoors, on "location" (using sunlight) |
− | No actors. Used real people in everyday situations. | + | #No actors. Used real people in everyday situations. |
− | Little or no camera movement. | + | #Little or no camera movement. |
− | Exhibited as fairground oddity. | + | #Exhibited as fairground oddity. |
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==Georges Méliès== | ==Georges Méliès== |
Revision as of 11:36, 29 June 2013
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
- 9 May 1893: First public presentation of motion pictures
- Brooklyn Institute of the Arts & Sciences
- Black Maria studio
- Characteristics of Edison films
- Illuminated by the sun, but shot indoors
- Long shot (no close ups)
- 30-45 secs
- One shot long (no editing)
- No camera movement
- No real plots/stories
- Exhibition
- Kinetosope parlors
- Patents on motion picture technology
- Motion Picture Patents Company (aka, The Trust)
- Blacksmithing Scene, 1893
August and Louis Lumière
28 December 1895: first public screening, with admission charged
Similarities with Edison films
- Sunlight
- Long shot (no close-ups)
- No editing
- Short: 60-70 secs
Differences
- Scenes of everyday life
- Shot outdoors, on "location" (using sunlight)
- No actors. Used real people in everyday situations.
- Little or no camera movement.
- Exhibited as fairground oddity.
Georges Méliès
Similarities with Edison & Lumière films
- No editing within scenes.
- Long shot.
- No camera movement.
- Exhibited as fairground oddity.
Differences from Edison & Lumière films
- Actively told stories, with real plots.
- Fabricated sets.
- Actors, acrobats, magicians.
- Special effects (camera "tricks").
- Hand-coloring.