A blog for students in Mrs. Holden's IB Film class
Monday, September 6, 2010
Blog Response #2
Read about Edison, Lumiere Brothers, Melies, and Porter at EarlyCinema.com.
Watch at least 3 films from Edison, Lumiere Brothers, and Melies on your own. Go to the Internet Archive, select "Moving Images" from the drop down menu and search for each director. Be sure to use your screening sheets for each film you watch.
Tourists going round Yellowstone Park (1897) Thomas A. Edison
Unlike earlier Edison works ( ie. Fred Ott's Sneeze), this film is composed of two shots edited together. The editing is linear and very crude, depicting the continuation of one action from one camera angle. However, this early editing lay the groundwork for the more complex editing to come.
Surf at Monterey (1897) Thomas A. Edison
This film is also composed of a few shots (three?) from the same camera position edited together. However, it is far more flickery and rough than "Tourists." Like other Edison films it is less than thirty seconds long, and depicts a single action (waves).
What Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898- 1901) Thomas A. Edison
This later Edison film is different from its predecessors because it depicts several actions occurring simultaneously (the women above, the barbers and customers below). It is thusly more interesting to watch, and truly shaped the content of the movies that followed. However, it is also under a minute and all of the action was shot at the same time, from the same fixed camera angle.
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895) The Lumière Brothers
Considering that this film was made before the Edison films that I watched, it seemed to flicker less. Although this film was also shot from a fixed camera position, it differed from Edison films as it recorded a group of people and the technology of a train outside, as opposed to being shot in a studio.
Le repas de bébé (1895) (The baby's meal?- translation by me so...) The Lumière Brothers
Like all of the other films of this time, this work depicted seemingly mundane everyday activities. However, I found this clip extremely interesting as it is a record of life in 1895 France. Its amazing that there is a moving record of this time (115 years ago!!) that still exists.
Le Saut à la couverture (The jump at the blanket?) The Lumière Brothers
This is probably one of the worlds first comedic films. The man repeatedly jumping at, and eventually getting stuck in the blanket, had no other purpose than to produce laughter from the audience. Unlike other Lumière films, the men appear to be actors as opposed to pedestrians.
Le Monstre (1903) Georges Méliès
Although the quality is a little flickery, and the camera position is still stationary, this film, and others by Méliès, tells an entertaining story. The sets and costumes are more elaborate than films by the other filmmakers, and it is clear that these films no longer rely on the "magic of film" to make money. As time progressed films had to become more than a moving picture to attract an audience, they had to tell a story.
Le Diable Noir (1905) Georges Méliès The quality of this film, both the film itself and the editing is incredible. The appearance and disappearance of furniture and the devil throughout the room is modern for the time, and shows how far film advanced in less than ten years. This film not only tells a comedic story, it also is a smooth quality and is made up of numerous shots edited together without disruption. His films are clearly the most advanced of the three.
Le Voyage dans la lune/ A Trip to the Moon (1902) Georges Méliès
This film is one of the first examples of more complex mise-en-scene in film. There are detailed sets and costumes, as well as numerous actors. Also different from previous films is the fact that there are many scenes filmed using different sets. Although in each scene the camera still remains stationary, there is now variety from scene to scene. In just a few short years films went from showing solitary actions to depicting everyday activities to telling stories.
Edison: The Unappreciated Joke (1903)- This short, black and white, silent film is about the jokes section of a newspaper. As a man sits down and shares his joke to the man next to him, they share a laugh. As the man leaves and gets his seat replaced by a women, they man with the newspaper shares the joke to her but she finds it offensive and annoying. There are only four people in the shot and the scene never changes.
The boxing cats (1894)- This is a 22 second film of two cats boxing. There is no noise, and the camera is close up to make them seem much larger then they are.
The Kiss (1896)- This 25 second silent film shows a couple kiss. You can see them speaking but there is infact no sound.
Lumiere Brothers: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895)- This 50 second film depicts the arrival of a train and the commotion of the people getting on and off. It is set to music, but there is no dialogue.
Bicyclists (1890)- The Lumiere brothers made films that depicted and related to everyday life. This just showed people on and with bicycles going here and there. It is silent and only thirteen seconds long.
Exiting the Factory (1895)- This was the first film ever created. Here, you see a series of scenes in which people and horses are walking out of a factory. You can tell where the camera was cut and started again. This movie is silent and very repetitive.
Melies: A Terrible Night (1896)- After finding a very large, unrealistic sized bug in his bed, a man cannot sleep. He kills it, but is still paranoid that there is something in his bed. Set to piano music, this film is comedic and one minute long.
The Devil and the Statue (1901)- This 2:03 long movie is about a women who comes face to face with the devil, but by praying to a statue of Mary, she comes alive and defeats the Devil. By having the camera zoomed in on the devil, he appears much larger then he really is. There are changing shots in this film, and it is set to music.
The Monster (1903)- This "longer" film of the time has great special affects for the time period. The magician who brings the skeleton alive makes it actually move, which was very tricky. It was an amazing feat for 1901.
Buffalo Fire Department in Action (1877)- The viewer only sees oncoming traffic so we never see what is ahead. This way the director is building up suspense, although nothing is ever shown.
The Kiss (1896)- A couple is seen kissing and speaking, but there is no sound. So the viewer must figure out what they are saying by their expressions.
Admiral Cigarette (1897)- The film is highly commercialized. The people shown may be arguing but I can't tell, but once they get their cigarettes they hold up a sign that says "We all smoke". Nothing much, just an advertisement.
Lumiere Brothers:
The Derby (1896)- The camera is set from the perspective of a spectator at a horse race. We see the actual race and the back of other spectator's heads.
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895)- Another fixed camera, this time in the perspective of someone waiting for a train. We see the train arriving, and we see the passengers getting off the train.
L'arroseur arrose' (1896)- Shows a man watering his flowers. The man does not notice a boy turning the hose off behind him and when he looks at the hose the boy turns it back on, spraying water all over the mans' face. In this film the viewer can see more than the main character.
Melies:
A Terrible Night (1896)- One fixed shot of a man preparing to sleep when he is desturbed by a large bed bug. Although the camera focuses on the man my eyes focused on the bed bug, which was all over the place.
La colle universelle (1907)- This film is about a glue salesman who plays a prank on two police officers. The film is a bit chaotic because there is so much going on that there is not one specific thing for the audience to focus on, except for the glue salesman who jumps in and out of the scenes.
The Conjuror (1898)- The film uses editing to show the different tricks of a magician. The effects seem pretty advanced.
This completely silent film forces the viewer to comprehend the couples’ dialogue by monitoring their expressions and body language. Mutual enjoyment is clearly experienced by both parties in a humorous fashion. The unwavering camera angle exhibits the couple as the sole subject in the film.
Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)
Another silent film, this clip focuses on the action of the horses and engines speeding by. The camera angle is intentionally off to the side and captures the horses at an angle which accentuates their powerful and speedy frames.
The Unappreciated Joke (1903)
This short silent comedy mocks a case of mistaken identity extremely well. Although there are four characters in the frame, the movie intentionally draws our eyes to the two characters on the left side of the screen through exaggerated motion.
Lumiere Brothers:
The Serpentine Dance (1899)
In this silent clip a woman dances in an elaborate, flowing dress. The camera captures her movements at times forming optical illusions as the fabric is dispatched. The camera never moves and the woman is the sole focus of the film.
Sky Scrapers of New York City (1903)
This film carries a cheerful tune as it surveys the sky line of New York City. No shot is the same as the camera is constantly moving along with the boat that it is being recorded from. I found the American flag at 2:20 to be a symbol of modern and industrial sky line, qualities that one could argue are inherently American especially at the turn of the century.
Indochina: Children Gathering Rice
This film Indochinese children desperately gathering rice that is carelessly thrown to them by Western women. A viewer’s response to this film would be dependent on the era that it was viewed in. Personally, I found the film to be offensive and disturbing, however, it’s possible at the time that this clip was filmed it was found to be more amusing and harmless.
George Melies:
A Terrible Night (1896)
A man confronted with the seemingly menial task of falling asleep is disturbed by an exaggeratedly large bed bug. The viewer is able to visibly discern the man’s increasingly paranoid attitude. The piano music in the background is cheerful in tone and doesn’t match the anxiety experienced in the clip.
The Devil and the Statue (1901)
A young woman is tempted by the Devil (played by Melies) but prays to the Virgin Mary who comes alive and sends him away. Special effects are cleverly used in enlarging and shrinking the Devil.
La Colle Universelle (1907)
In this piece of slapstick humor, a glue seller is pinned against two policemen. Melies utilizes the comical effects that glue’s sticky properties can have. The exaggerated expressions of the characters adds to the enjoyably ridiculous feel of the clip.
Thomas A. Edsison The Kiss This silent short film shows the conversation between two characters, male and a female, then at the end they share a kiss. The angle at which the camera is placed and the close up that is used makes you focus directly on the couple, no other actions to distract the viewer.
Thomas A. Edison San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath This silent film was edited very minimally. It was mostly a long strip of a continuous recording. The filmmaker just wanted to portray the hardship and distryction that the earthquake created.
Thomas A. Edison Fred Ott Sneeze This silent film has no dialogue and is very short and to the point of showing this guy sneeze.This close up angle focuses you on the action, but there's only one scene. No editing.
George Melies A Terrible Night This film was accompanied by classical music that went along with the action. The man cannot go to slee because there is a huge bug in his room and he tries to kill it. Even though this is a silent film the actions of him jumping on the bed shows the frustration he has that he cannot go back to sleep.
George Melies The Monster This film was entertaining to me. This was another film that was silent eith no dialogue, but was accompanied with music. The Music kind of sets the pace of the action. This film you could see a little of the scene change which was a little choppy, but the moving skeleton was clever and how it seemed the guy was controlling it.
George Melies The Devil and the Statue THis film is accompanied by music. The camera recording these films never change angles. The set design made the scene believable and the illusion that the "statue is getting bigger" adds to the intnsity of the film.
Lumiere Brothers The Derby This is a short film of an actual derby it seems and the angle of the camera gives the viewer a point of view of a spectator at the race.
Lumiere Brothers The Serpentine Dance This film shows a female dnacing, giving her action all the attention and focus of the audience, but the angles of the camera never change.
Lumiere Brothers The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat This film is very simplistic as you see the train arrive, and passengers get off. The camera view is stagnant and the angles dont change.
A single shot being looped, this film composed of two men being filmed in a profile view, boxing. Probably staged due to the playful nature of the boxers and the fact that they were wearing polos.
Annie Oakley (1894) Thomas Edison
Single-shot video showing Annie Oakley performing trick shots. Viewed at a slight angle facing toward the target. Probably filmed actual demonstration and not private staging.
Bucking Broncho (1894) Thomas Edison
Stationary single-shot, shows rider and bronco during a rodeo. Rider and bronco move out of the scene repeatedly.
Workers Leaving the Factory Lumiere Brothers
Continuous shot documenting primarily female workers leaving the Lumiere factory. Music in background may, or may not, be authentic.
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Lumiere Brothers
Long-shot at obtuse angle to side of train. Possibly staged because camera is not drawing a lot of attention despite being a novelty at the time
Baby's Lunch Lumiere Brothers
Shows a father and mother feeding a toddler. Head on single-shot, definitely staged.
A Terrible Night (1896) Melies
Shows a man going to sleep only to be disturbed by abnormally large bed bug. The man then takes over the top measures to ensure it's death. One of the first movies with a "story." Staged
The Devil and the Statue (1901) Melies
A woman is walking around an atrium when The Devil appears. Devil clothed in darker shades. Editing done at his entrance and when he enlarges in size.
The Monster (1903) Melies
Notable due to inclusion of background and special effects involving motion of skeleton.
-Horse Drawn Firw Engines (1896) The camers stayed in place and instead of moving towards the horses the horses move toward the camera. The camera as prepared in the perfect position, at the perfect angle, to make sure the crowd of people were visible along with the buildings and the horses.
-May Irwin Kiss (1896) This clip show an older (middle aged) couple kissing. There is a black back drop, so the audienceonly focuseson the one character.
-Cowboy Shoots at Audience (1903) As is all of the other films Edsison movies are in blck and whiteand are silent. This also has a black back dropto control your focus.
The Lumiere Brothers
-Early Lumiery Films (1898) These films don't neccesarily include action they are just everyday tasks. Each clip is short and sweet and the music cmpletely sets the mood.
-Overture Prague (1907) This Lumiere film acually incorporates color and light and one actor. The muic set to replace talking. The whole film show s the beutiful scenery and buildinsgs in a city in Europe. It includes shots of people and nimals in the area. The one character was supposed to be a tourist and the film was supposed to e her eyes, also focusing on her from time to time.
Melie -Le Voyage Dans la Lune This is in black and white, with no sound, but there are however scene changes incorporated in this film. The flow of the music also flow really well with the flow and sequnce f the scenes. The actors seem to move very quickly throughout the whole movie. There are also a lot of fastforward and rewind scenes incorporated.
-La Manoir du diable This film has narrating that is in french. The narrting is only for half of the clip. The clip start out in color then fades into sepia, by the end/ after the scene change th clip is in complete black and white.
Tourists going round Yellowstone Park (1897)
ReplyDeleteThomas A. Edison
Unlike earlier Edison works ( ie. Fred Ott's Sneeze), this film is composed of two shots edited together. The editing is linear and very crude, depicting the continuation of one action from one camera angle. However, this early editing lay the groundwork for the more complex editing to come.
Surf at Monterey (1897)
Thomas A. Edison
This film is also composed of a few shots (three?) from the same camera position edited together. However, it is far more flickery and rough than "Tourists." Like other Edison films it is less than thirty seconds long, and depicts a single action (waves).
What Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898- 1901)
Thomas A. Edison
This later Edison film is different from its predecessors because it depicts several actions occurring simultaneously (the women above, the barbers and customers below). It is thusly more interesting to watch, and truly shaped the content of the movies that followed. However, it is also under a minute and all of the action was shot at the same time, from the same fixed camera angle.
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895)
The Lumière Brothers
Considering that this film was made before the Edison films that I watched, it seemed to flicker less. Although this film was also shot from a fixed camera position, it differed from Edison films as it recorded a group of people and the technology of a train outside, as opposed to being shot in a studio.
Le repas de bébé (1895)
(The baby's meal?- translation by me so...)
The Lumière Brothers
Like all of the other films of this time, this work depicted seemingly mundane everyday activities. However, I found this clip extremely interesting as it is a record of life in 1895 France. Its amazing that there is a moving record of this time (115 years ago!!) that still exists.
Le Saut à la couverture
(The jump at the blanket?)
The Lumière Brothers
This is probably one of the worlds first comedic films. The man repeatedly jumping at, and eventually getting stuck in the blanket, had no other purpose than to produce laughter from the audience. Unlike other Lumière films, the men appear to be actors as opposed to pedestrians.
Le Monstre (1903)
Georges Méliès
Although the quality is a little flickery, and the camera position is still stationary, this film, and others by Méliès, tells an entertaining story. The sets and costumes are more elaborate than films by the other filmmakers, and it is clear that these films no longer rely on the "magic of film" to make money. As time progressed films had to become more than a moving picture to attract an audience, they had to tell a story.
Le Diable Noir (1905)
Georges Méliès
The quality of this film, both the film itself and the editing is incredible. The appearance and disappearance of furniture and the devil throughout the room is modern for the time, and shows how far film advanced in less than ten years. This film not only tells a comedic story, it also is a smooth quality and is made up of numerous shots edited together without disruption. His films are clearly the most advanced of the three.
Le Voyage dans la lune/ A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Georges Méliès
This film is one of the first examples of more complex mise-en-scene in film. There are detailed sets and costumes, as well as numerous actors. Also different from previous films is the fact that there are many scenes filmed using different sets. Although in each scene the camera still remains stationary, there is now variety from scene to scene. In just a few short years films went from showing solitary actions to depicting everyday activities to telling stories.
Edison:
ReplyDeleteThe Unappreciated Joke (1903)- This short, black and white, silent film is about the jokes section of a newspaper. As a man sits down and shares his joke to the man next to him, they share a laugh. As the man leaves and gets his seat replaced by a women, they man with the newspaper shares the joke to her but she finds it offensive and annoying. There are only four people in the shot and the scene never changes.
The boxing cats (1894)- This is a 22 second film of two cats boxing. There is no noise, and the camera is close up to make them seem much larger then they are.
The Kiss (1896)- This 25 second silent film shows a couple kiss. You can see them speaking but there is infact no sound.
Lumiere Brothers:
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895)- This 50 second film depicts the arrival of a train and the commotion of the people getting on and off. It is set to music, but there is no dialogue.
Bicyclists (1890)- The Lumiere brothers made films that depicted and related to everyday life. This just showed people on and with bicycles going here and there. It is silent and only thirteen seconds long.
Exiting the Factory (1895)- This was the first film ever created. Here, you see a series of scenes in which people and horses are walking out of a factory. You can tell where the camera was cut and started again. This movie is silent and very repetitive.
Melies:
A Terrible Night (1896)- After finding a very large, unrealistic sized bug in his bed, a man cannot sleep. He kills it, but is still paranoid that there is something in his bed. Set to piano music, this film is comedic and one minute long.
The Devil and the Statue (1901)- This 2:03 long movie is about a women who comes face to face with the devil, but by praying to a statue of Mary, she comes alive and defeats the Devil. By having the camera zoomed in on the devil, he appears much larger then he really is. There are changing shots in this film, and it is set to music.
The Monster (1903)- This "longer" film of the time has great special affects for the time period. The magician who brings the skeleton alive makes it actually move, which was very tricky. It was an amazing feat for 1901.
Edison:
ReplyDeleteBuffalo Fire Department in Action (1877)- The viewer only sees oncoming traffic so we never see what is ahead. This way the director is building up suspense, although nothing is ever shown.
The Kiss (1896)- A couple is seen kissing and speaking, but there is no sound. So the viewer must figure out what they are saying by their expressions.
Admiral Cigarette (1897)- The film is highly commercialized. The people shown may be arguing but I can't tell, but once they get their cigarettes they hold up a sign that says "We all smoke". Nothing much, just an advertisement.
Lumiere Brothers:
The Derby (1896)- The camera is set from the perspective of a spectator at a horse race. We see the actual race and the back of other spectator's heads.
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895)- Another fixed camera, this time in the perspective of someone waiting for a train. We see the train arriving, and we see the passengers getting off the train.
L'arroseur arrose' (1896)- Shows a man watering his flowers. The man does not notice a boy turning the hose off behind him and when he looks at the hose the boy turns it back on, spraying water all over the mans' face. In this film the viewer can see more than the main character.
Melies:
A Terrible Night (1896)- One fixed shot of a man preparing to sleep when he is desturbed by a large bed bug. Although the camera focuses on the man my eyes focused on the bed bug, which was all over the place.
La colle universelle (1907)- This film is about a glue salesman who plays a prank on two police officers. The film is a bit chaotic because there is so much going on that there is not one specific thing for the audience to focus on, except for the glue salesman who jumps in and out of the scenes.
The Conjuror (1898)- The film uses editing to show the different tricks of a magician. The effects seem pretty advanced.
Thomas Edison:
ReplyDeleteThe Kiss (1896)
This completely silent film forces the viewer to comprehend the couples’ dialogue by monitoring their expressions and body language. Mutual enjoyment is clearly experienced by both parties in a humorous fashion. The unwavering camera angle exhibits the couple as the sole subject in the film.
Horse Drawn Fire Engines (1896)
Another silent film, this clip focuses on the action of the horses and engines speeding by. The camera angle is intentionally off to the side and captures the horses at an angle which accentuates their powerful and speedy frames.
The Unappreciated Joke (1903)
This short silent comedy mocks a case of mistaken identity extremely well. Although there are four characters in the frame, the movie intentionally draws our eyes to the two characters on the left side of the screen through exaggerated motion.
Lumiere Brothers:
The Serpentine Dance (1899)
In this silent clip a woman dances in an elaborate, flowing dress. The camera captures her movements at times forming optical illusions as the fabric is dispatched. The camera never moves and the woman is the sole focus of the film.
Sky Scrapers of New York City (1903)
This film carries a cheerful tune as it surveys the sky line of New York City. No shot is the same as the camera is constantly moving along with the boat that it is being recorded from. I found the American flag at 2:20 to be a symbol of modern and industrial sky line, qualities that one could argue are inherently American especially at the turn of the century.
Indochina: Children Gathering Rice
This film Indochinese children desperately gathering rice that is carelessly thrown to them by Western women. A viewer’s response to this film would be dependent on the era that it was viewed in. Personally, I found the film to be offensive and disturbing, however, it’s possible at the time that this clip was filmed it was found to be more amusing and harmless.
George Melies:
A Terrible Night (1896)
A man confronted with the seemingly menial task of falling asleep is disturbed by an exaggeratedly large bed bug. The viewer is able to visibly discern the man’s increasingly paranoid attitude. The piano music in the background is cheerful in tone and doesn’t match the anxiety experienced in the clip.
The Devil and the Statue (1901)
A young woman is tempted by the Devil (played by Melies) but prays to the Virgin Mary who comes alive and sends him away. Special effects are cleverly used in enlarging and shrinking the Devil.
La Colle Universelle (1907)
In this piece of slapstick humor, a glue seller is pinned against two policemen. Melies utilizes the comical effects that glue’s sticky properties can have. The exaggerated expressions of the characters adds to the enjoyably ridiculous feel of the clip.
Thomas A. Edsison
ReplyDeleteThe Kiss
This silent short film shows the conversation between two characters, male and a female, then at the end they share a kiss. The angle at which the camera is placed and the close up that is used makes you focus directly on the couple, no other actions to distract the viewer.
Thomas A. Edison
San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath
This silent film was edited very minimally. It was mostly a long strip of a continuous recording. The filmmaker just wanted to portray the hardship and distryction that the earthquake created.
Thomas A. Edison
Fred Ott Sneeze
This silent film has no dialogue and is very short and to the point of showing this guy sneeze.This close up angle focuses you on the action, but there's only one scene. No editing.
George Melies
ReplyDeleteA Terrible Night
This film was accompanied by classical music that went along with the action. The man cannot go to slee because there is a huge bug in his room and he tries to kill it. Even though this is a silent film the actions of him jumping on the bed shows the frustration he has that he cannot go back to sleep.
George Melies
The Monster
This film was entertaining to me. This was another film that was silent eith no dialogue, but was accompanied with music. The Music kind of sets the pace of the action. This film you could see a little of the scene change which was a little choppy, but the moving skeleton was clever and how it seemed the guy was controlling it.
George Melies
The Devil and the Statue
THis film is accompanied by music. The camera recording these films never change angles. The set design made the scene believable and the illusion that the "statue is getting bigger" adds to the intnsity of the film.
Lumiere Brothers
ReplyDeleteThe Derby
This is a short film of an actual derby it seems and the angle of the camera gives the viewer a point of view of a spectator at the race.
Lumiere Brothers
The Serpentine Dance
This film shows a female dnacing, giving her action all the attention and focus of the audience, but the angles of the camera never change.
Lumiere Brothers
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
This film is very simplistic as you see the train arrive, and passengers get off. The camera view is stagnant and the angles dont change.
Men Boxing (1891)
ReplyDeleteThomas Edison
A single shot being looped, this film composed of two men being filmed in a profile view, boxing. Probably staged due to the playful nature of the boxers and the fact that they were wearing polos.
Annie Oakley (1894)
Thomas Edison
Single-shot video showing Annie Oakley performing trick shots. Viewed at a slight angle facing toward the target. Probably filmed actual demonstration and not private staging.
Bucking Broncho (1894)
Thomas Edison
Stationary single-shot, shows rider and bronco during a rodeo. Rider and bronco move out of the scene repeatedly.
Workers Leaving the Factory
Lumiere Brothers
Continuous shot documenting primarily female workers leaving the Lumiere factory. Music in background may, or may not, be authentic.
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Lumiere Brothers
Long-shot at obtuse angle to side of train. Possibly staged because camera is not drawing a lot of attention despite being a novelty at the time
Baby's Lunch
Lumiere Brothers
Shows a father and mother feeding a toddler. Head on single-shot, definitely staged.
A Terrible Night (1896)
Melies
Shows a man going to sleep only to be disturbed by abnormally large bed bug. The man then takes over the top measures to ensure it's death. One of the first movies with a "story." Staged
The Devil and the Statue (1901)
Melies
A woman is walking around an atrium when The Devil appears. Devil clothed in darker shades. Editing done at his entrance and when he enlarges in size.
The Monster (1903)
Melies
Notable due to inclusion of background and special effects involving motion of skeleton.
Edison:
ReplyDelete-Horse Drawn Firw Engines (1896)
The camers stayed in place and instead of moving towards the horses the horses move toward the camera. The camera as prepared in the perfect position, at the perfect angle, to make sure the crowd of people were visible along with the buildings and the horses.
-May Irwin Kiss (1896)
This clip show an older (middle aged) couple kissing. There is a black back drop, so the audienceonly focuseson the one character.
-Cowboy Shoots at Audience (1903)
As is all of the other films Edsison movies are in blck and whiteand are silent. This also has a black back dropto control your focus.
The Lumiere Brothers
-Early Lumiery Films (1898)
These films don't neccesarily include action they are just everyday tasks. Each clip is short and sweet and the music cmpletely sets the mood.
-Overture Prague (1907)
This Lumiere film acually incorporates color and light and one actor. The muic set to replace talking. The whole film show s the beutiful scenery and buildinsgs in a city in Europe. It includes shots of people and nimals in the area. The one character was supposed to be a tourist and the film was supposed to e her eyes, also focusing on her from time to time.
Melie
-Le Voyage Dans la Lune
This is in black and white, with no sound, but there are however scene changes incorporated in this film. The flow of the music also flow really well with the flow and sequnce f the scenes. The actors seem to move very quickly throughout the whole movie. There are also a lot of fastforward and rewind scenes incorporated.
-La Manoir du diable
This film has narrating that is in french. The narrting is only for half of the clip. The clip start out in color then fades into sepia, by the end/ after the scene change th clip is in complete black and white.