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What was the name of the first film made by the Lumiere Brother and when was this?

1895 Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory which is considered the first motion picture.

What is the “Phantom Ride”?

Shot from the front of a vehicle or fast moving shots that appear as if a ghost is travelling through the air.

What was ground-breaking about the silent films “The Sick Kitten” (1903) and “Life of an American Fireman” (1903)?

Close ups and cutting between two locations.

What was the name of the first “film star” in Hollywood?

Florence Lawrence

Cinema going in jersey

January 21, 2020 Lawrence B Leave a comment

•How many cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema ? (1930s to 60s)

There were 4 cinema screens during this time in Jersey: The large art deco Forum Cinema (single screen) , the new era cinema (single screen), The odeon cinema (single screen) , West cinema (single screen)

•How many cinema screens are there now?

There are around 13 cinema screens now: Cineworld (10), The art center (single), The grand hotel (single), Outdoor cinema (single).

•What independent cinema spaces currently exist on Jersey?

The art center , The grand hotel , Outdoor cinema.

Screen Play

January 14, 2020 Lawrence B Leave a comment

I chose this script as it is a famous scene from a popular movie and contains interesting lines that were acted very well. It is at a vital part of the story and is quite important to the plot. We looked at a monologue from the film ‘Bronson’ and an action scene from ‘taxi driver’ as a group however we decided to use the Full Metal Jacket scene as it was more interesting and plausible. We had access to very good actors who were keen to create the short scene which helped greatly. Personally, I am glad we went with this script as I believe it is the best of the three and allowed us to show our full skill sets. This scene is at the end of the 1st half of this movie and leads to a traumatic and sad ending with murder and suicide. This scene being such an important part of the plot and the beginning of the climax of the first half was another reason why we chose this script. We thought it would be easier to show our skills with short lines and basic shots also.

Final edit

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We used a different setting for this scene which ended up working well but was less effective than the original scene. We could have explored with different shots and maybe adapted the script dialogue but we kept with a similar sequence to the original script. We also used a toy gun in place of the M-14 rifle for obvious reasons. This added a humorous style to an otherwise tense and dramatic scene. Completely ignoring the fact that the ‘gun’ is harmless allowed us to stick to the original scene whilst maintaining the humorous idea. We stuck with the simple shot reverse shot style of this scene whilst adding an extreme close up to show reactions and adding dramatic effect. I liked the location we shot in as it was different to the original and allowed for some different shots with shadows and reflection in the mirror. I could have used some over the shoulder shots to make the scene flow better and give the audience a better sense of place of context as both characters are never actually shown in the same shot. When editing I dropped the temperature and placed a filter on each shot to make it appear similar to the original scene and used a similar eerie water droplet sound effect to add to the tension in this scene. I also used a mix of L and J cuts to further help the flow of this scene although the audio its self is awful and creates a bit of a stiff scene.

Similar shots from original scene and my piece, similar blue lighting, acting and camera shot/angle. Contrast with location, props (nurf gun), costume and shadows.