What was the name of the first film made by the Lumiere Brothers and when was this?
June 6, 1948, Bandol) created the film La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière (1895; “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory”), which is considered the first motion picture.
What is the ‘Phantom Ride’?
Phantom rides or panoramas were an early genre of film popular in Britain and the US at the end of the 19th century. Pre-dating true narrative, the films simply show the progress of a vehicle moving forwards, usually shot by strapping a cameraman to the front.
What was ground-breaking about the silent films ‘The sick Kitten’ and ‘Life of an American Fireman’?
‘The sick Kitten’ had the first close-up and camera angle change, ‘Life of an American Fireman’ is the first film to use cross cutting (cutting between two locations).
What was the name of the first ‘film star’ in Hollywood?
Florence Lawrence