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

Workers leaving the factory in 1895

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”?

They used new types of shots

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

Florence Lawrence

According to Cousins why did the hub of film production in the USA move from East coast of America to Hollywood?

Thomas Edison had patents that made filming expensive on the east coast

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

There were three cinemas in the ‘golden age of cinema’ they were called Odeon, New Era and West’s each had one screen.

•How many cinema screens are there now?

Cineworld is the only cinema in jersey with 10 screens

•What independent cinema spaces currently exist on Jersey?

There are none

•Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general.

As technology has developed so has access to media online, pirating has resulted in a huge damage to the film industry’s reveue

one particular screenplay story I enjoy is the original star wars story. It begins with a classic story of a hero who comes from nothing and defeats an evil empire. The saga also includes one of the most famous plot twists in history when Darth Vader reveals he is Luke’s father.

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7/10 interesting but difficult to understand at points and the meaning behind certain elements. Kubrick deliberately leaves many sections vague which often felt me wanting more of an explanation

The scene in the Room 237 and the point where Wendy discovers that all jack has written for his book is a single phrase were significant points in the movie for me

In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

Used to show the subject from a distance, or the area in which the scene is taking place. This type of shot is particularly useful for establishing a scene in terms of time and place, as well as a character’s physical or emotional relationship to the environment and elements within it.

Medium Close-Up Falls between a Medium Shot and a Close-Up, generally framing the subject from chest or shoulder up.

Extreme Close Up Emphasizes a small area or detail of the subject, such as the eye(s) or mouth. An Extreme Close Up of just the eyes is sometimes called an Italian Shot, getting its name from Sergio Leone’s Italian-Western films that popularized it.

Diegetic: Perspective is expressed by how the director chooses to emphasise elements in the film. E.g. Star Wars

Intra-Diegetic: Popularly and most commonly used in ‘Found Footage’ horror movies, Intra-diegetic puts the audience in place of a character. A famous example of this is the film ‘Blair Witch Project’

Extra-Diegetic: When a character looks directly at the lens and addresses the audience breaking the 4^th wall. A popular contemporary example is Deadpool