Exit from the factory – 22 March 1895

Films showing progress of transport, usually by strapping a camera to the front of a vehicle moving forward. Where only the track and scenery can be scene

‘The sick kitten’ (1903) includes the first close-up to show the kitten eating the food and ‘Life of an American Fireman’ (1903) includes the earliest example of continuity editing, notably during the final scenes of the rescue of the woman and her child

Florence Lawrence (January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was the first film actor to be named publicly

Directed by D. W. Griffith, (1915) controversial because considered propaganda due to the message that black people couldn’t become part of the American society as equals to the white and re sparked the KKK movement

Considered the Danish film industry the best in the world because it took film seriously

Directors such as Benjamin Christensen, Urban Gad and films: Häxan, The Abyss were considered ‘remarkable’ by Cousin’s

1.) What and when was the first film created by Lumiere Brothers?

The first film created by Lumiere Brothers was “Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon” also known as “Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory and Exiting the Factory”. It was filmed in 1895 and it is a French short, black and white documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumiere.

2.) What is a Phantom Ride?

Phantom rides, also known as panoramas, were a genre of film popular in Britain and the US in the 19th Century. It’s when the position of the camera showed only the track and scenery and the movement appeared to be coming from an invisible force.

3.) What was ground-breaking about the films “The Sick Kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman”?

In The Sick Kitten, the editing technique used in “Grandma’s Reading Glasses” of switching from a medium shot to a point-of-view close up was used; but without the circular black mask to differentiate it. Life of an American Fireman was the earliest example of Cross-Cutting, an unusual editing technique where you alternate one sequence with another.

4.) What was the name of the first film star in Hollywood?

Florence Lawrence (January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress.

 

1. Workers leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon in 1895 what was 45 seconds long and was directed by Louis Lumiere.
2. Phantom Rides was applied because the position of the camera meant that only the track and scenery could be seen and the movement appeared to be coming from an invisible force.
3. The Sick Kitten was significant because director George Albert Smith editing technique with the mid shot to the close up. While Edwin S. Porter’s Life of an fireman is significant through his continuous narrative over seven scenes in a total of nine shots.
4. Florence Lawrence is referred to as the first movie film star.
5. Birth of a Nation 1915 was directed by D. W. Griffith and is controversial in today’s world through its depiction of African-Americans and how the KKK is idolized in the film as heroes.
6. The Danish film industry is what Cousin sees as the best film industry in the 1910’s.
7. Haxan by Benjamin Christensen, The Phantom Carriage by Victor Sjostrom are two films and directors who he sees as remarkable.