Film Flash Cards
First moving images (Lumiere Brothers)
1895
Development of silence, cinema from early short films to full-length feature films, during which period the foundations of filmmaking were established – e.g.cinematography, the principles of lighting and continuity editing, and an extensive range of mise-en-scène, including location shooting.
1895-1927
Gradual emergence of a vertically integrated Hollywood film industry, established by 1930 into five major film Studios (paramount, Warner Bros, Loew’s/MGM, Fox [Twentieth Century Fox in 1935] and Radio Keith Orpheum [RKO]) I’m three minor studios (Columbia, Universal and United Artists) — the so-called Big 5 and Little 3.
1920
Alan Crossland’s THE JAZZ SINGER, starring Al Johnson — the first feature film with a soundtrack.
1927
Reuben Maoulian’s BECKY SHARP, The Technicolour Corporation’s first feature length, ‘three strip’ colour film.
1935
Paramount court case which prevents studios from owning all phases of the production, distribution and exhibition process (‘ vertical integration’) which led, in the 1950s, to the emergence of independent film production and agents producing films for Hollywood studios to distribute the exhibit.
1948
Emergence of widescreen and 3D technologies as a response to the growth of television and the corresponding decline in cinema attendance.
1950
Although not the first examples, lightweight, portable cameras for produced suitable for hand-held use (which had an immediate impact on documentary filmmaking, and we used by a new generation of directors in France – France ‘ new wave’ directors).
Late 1950’s
Steady cam technology developed by cinematographer Garrett Brown (a stablishing device for hand-held cameras to keep ‘image’ steady whilst retaining fluid movement). First introduced, 1975.
1970’s
More widespread use of computer–generated imagery resulted in a move away from filmed ‘special effects’ to visualise effects created, digitally in post–productions to the computer-generated imaging (CGI) of characters in films.
1990
First CG (computer generated) feature length cartoon – TOY STORY directed by John Lassater for Pixar Animation Studios
1995
Technology available to ordinary people makes significant strides Stew to developments. Would you like to eat cameras and mobile phone technology, seeing a rise in ‘citizen film–making’.
2000’s
Netflix – the first legal streaming service for TV and film is launched.
2007
Successful feature length films shot entirely on iPhones now released – notable releases include TANGERINE (Baker, 2015) and UNSANE (Soderberg, 2018).
2010
Film and TV streaming and download sites such as Netflix, Sky, Amazon and Apple overtake DVD sales for the first time increasing by 23% in one year.
2017
