Film History Flashcards
What are the two names of the earliest filmmakers in History?
Louis Lumiére
Augusta Lumiére
Who is the Manifesto of Surrealism
Andre Breton
Define the Kuleshov Effect
Cutting two things together to give meaning to things that aren’t related
Know the five surrealist elements
1) Revolt
2) Provocation
3) Dreams
4) Cult of Childhood
5) Critique of Convention
What was Chaplin’s first film
Making a living
was a bit difficult for him since it was his first time being an actor
What invention did the Lumiére brothers create?
The Cinématographer
What is the Benshi System?
Benshi was a narrator who travelers with films to describe the events taking place
(existed during the silent Era)
Who directed Le Churn Andalou
(first surrealist film)
Luis Buñel
Salvador Dali
What was the first film Lumiére brothers created titled?
“Workers leaving the Lumiére factory”
In what year was the first motion picture created?
1895!
List the big five:
1) Metro - Goldwyn - Mayor
2) Paramount
3) Fox Film Corp/20th Century Fox
4) Warner brothers
5) RKO (Radio Pictures Incorporated)
List the little three:
1) Universal
2) United Artists
3) Columbia
What was Chaplin’s iconic character?
The Tramp
In what city were the Lumiére brothers from?
Besancon, France
Define Avant-Garde
“Advanced Guard”: Intellectually advanced films
Name the three periods of early cinema:
1) The Era of Attractions
2) The Nickelodeon Era
3) Classical Era
Where was Chaplin from?
London
What were one of the main themes in Le Chein Andalou
Stripes
List the Four Categories of Wiemar Cinema and what they mean:
1) Spectacles
- about the future basically
- (ex. Metropolis)
2) Expressionist Films
- relied on heavy symbolism & imagery to tell their stores
- about WW2 and crime
- (ex. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
3) Kammerspielfilms
- drama films, usually involving ordinary families and no titles
4) New Objectivity
- characters selling themselves for food/financial gain
- socially focused
