history of film Flashcards
chronophotography (year)
1867
chronophotography: series of
photos taken in order
contributor to chronophotography:
Eadward Muybridge (scientist)
chronophotography used by …. for the analysis of ….
scientists, doctors; human/animal motion
governor of California: believed that
all 4 legs of horses come off ground when they run
gov hires Muybridge to
prove his theory
muybride sets up …. and …..
12 cameras; trip lines
Muybridge take pics and studies how
horse gallops
Muybridge invents
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope: glass disk in which pictures of horse were
transferred onto
zoopraxiscope makes images look like a “…” to give the illusion of …
flipbook; motion
Etienne-Jules Marey: studying motion of …
birds
Marey devises
chronophotographic gun (1882)
(chronophotographic gun) pull … to take a picture
trigger
(chronophotographic gun) still uses
glass
(chronophotographic gun) overlayed … to create
glass films; one larger photo
Thomas Edison aimed to create the first
motion picture camera
Edison worked in
west orange, NJ
Edison invents the
kinetograph (1889)
Edison also invents … for the kinetograph
film
the kinetograph requires….
electricity
kinetograph looked like
machine gun
the kinetograph was both… and ..
huge; heavy
Edison builds the
black Maria
Black Maria is a wooden building on a …. with a …. that …
circular railroad track; crank; lifts the roof up
Black maria was the first
filming studio
purpose of lifting roof for maria was to have access to
sunlight
purpose of the railroad for maria was to be able to
adjust house when sun moves
first copyrighted motion picture:
“record of a sneeze” (1894)
Edison’s assistant in the first motion pic
W.K.L Dickson
second film
“Dickson Greeting”
Edison invents …. (1893)
kinetoscope
kinetoscope is used to view
recordings from kinetograph
kinetoscope: only one person can
watch at a time
1893- kinetoscope public premiere
blacksmith scene #1
blacksmith scene premier thing was at a world fair in
Chicago
the fair was the first time Edison reveals his work to the `
public
kinetoscope parlors:
different machines with different “movies”
Leonard- Cushing Fight: boxing fight between two guys that had different …
“episodes” released at different intervals
The Lumiere Brothers competed with
Edison about who made first camera
Winner:
lumieres
lumiere means
light
Lumieres invent the
cinematographe (1894)
(cinematographe) camera was much … than Edison’s
smaller
(cinematographe) didn’t run on
electricity (portable)
(cinematographe) had a
projector
first projected film (year…) by Lumiere brothers: shows people
1895; leaving the Lumiere factory
first comedy:
the sprinkler sprinkled (1895)
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (year…) recorded a train …
1896; coming out of a station
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat: audience … because they believed that the train was going to
petrified; come and hit them
Georges Melies: credited for
inventing editing
Georges Melies used film editing to
acquire special effects
Melies builds his own … and records …
cinematograph; street
As Melies records the street the film gets … and he … it which changes the image at the point that the …
jammed; unjammed; film jammed
Melies idea: stop recording at one location, and then
record elsewhere
Melies’ edits were only for
scene changes
As a magician Melies wanted to use film for the purpose of
magic illusions
First movie of Melies’
A trip to the Moon (1902)
A trip to the moon was a major contribution to the
history of film
Edwin S. Porter: sees Melies’ work and thinks about using edition to
change the narrative (close ups, different angles, etc)
Porter invents continuity:
logical progression of shots within a sequence
continuity makes edits
invisible
continuity is the … of editing
goal
The life of an American Fireman (years…): first time ….
102-1903; continuity based editing used
The Great train Robbery (year…): uses both
1903; continuity editing and special effects
