History of film

History of film

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  THE HISTORY OF FILM HOLLY
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  INTRODUCTION ▸Cinema was bornin the late 19th Century by the Lumiere brothers in France ▸Within 20 years films were being watched by mass audiences across the world. The production of moving pictures and ‘talkies’ was underway ▸Genres of cinema styles began to emerge such as: comedy, fantasy, documentary and horror ▸Cinematic techniques such as: camera angles, sound, colour and animation followed ▸Modern cinema incorporates CGI, widescreen and technology driven techniques
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  EARLY CINEMA ▸The Lumierebrothers designed the Cinematographie which allowed them to make the first motion picture ever produced ‘Sortie de l’usine Lumiere de Lyon’ in 1895 ▸The first films were silent and although this could’ve been a setback, it helped cinema to become popular because everyone could watch it and understand it ▸The earliest notable pioneers in film were directors Georges Melies, Charles Pathe and Ferdinand Zecca. The latter directed the 1 minute short ‘A la conquete de l’air’ in 1901
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  MASS CINEMA PRODUCTION ▸The20th Century was an important time for the advancement of cinema and it was when films first became mass produced in studios all over the world ▸In 1903 ‘The Great Train Robbery’ directed by Edwin S Porter was produced. This was a ground breaking because it was the first narrative film ▸Hollywood took advantage of European film makers’ wartime restrictions and began to influence mass movie making ▸Household names began to emerge, two of the most notable being Charlie Chaplin and Clara Bow
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  CINEMA GENRES ▸Cinema audiencesbegan to appreciate different styles of story line such as horror, comedy, documentary and fantasy ▸Epic dramas such as ‘The Birth of a Nation’ (1915) and ‘Napoleon’ (1927) appealed to nationalist feelings ▸Comedy giants such as Charlie Chaplin and Katharine Hepburn brought in masses to the cinema ▸Gothic Horror such as ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) made use of early special effects techniques
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  CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES ▸In ashort period of time film makers discovered camera tricks such as close ups, panning shots and slow motion to enrich their content ▸‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ (1908) was the beginning of the modern era of technology and scientific advances ▸Technicolor was introduced in 1926 with the film ‘The Black Pirate’ which was a very expensive process ▸‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ made by Disney in 1937 heralded the age of big American studios such as MGM, Warner Brothers and Disney
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  MODERN CINEMA ▸More recentlywith the rise and growth of CGI, films have become more technologically driven ▸Huge monsters and vast armies appeared in ‘Lord of The Rings’ (2002) and ‘The Matrix’ (1999) used a lot of virtual reality techniques ▸3D cinema required audiences to wear special glasses where the action seemed to come out of the screen and today 4D is becoming popular where the audiences experience sound, smell and taste
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  BIBLIOGRAPHY ▸‘Cinema, the wholestory’ by Philip Kemp, published by Thames and Hudson in 2011