history of film Flashcards
how did paintings elove?
cave paintings ancient chinese silk paintings ancient egyptian tomb hieroglyphics ancient greek pottery art medieval tapestry art canvas art
what does story give us?
community identity
unity
vision and hope for the future
teaches and encourages
what happens to the person who tells the best story
they shape the future
who took the first picture?
Joseph Neipce
Louis Daguerre
improved the process of pictures, made them not fade
Eadwearde Muybrige
shot the first film
tomas Edison
Built the first film studio
William Dickson
the first colorized film… the black maria
the Lumier brothers
better process for film shot the first movie… the sprinkler sprinkled
George Melies
Father of special effects… first si fi movie
Edwin porter
1st documentary, western, blockbuster, and violence on screen
D.W Griffin
1st epic film that went over 60 min
united artest
first studio
1920s
talkies are born
main studios
MGM- dramas
Paramount- comedies
RKO- Musicals
20th century fox- western, crimes, and musicals
Universal studios- thrillers, westerns, and crime