Story of film part one

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

Working leaving the Lumiere factory 1895.

What is the “Phantom Ride” ?

The Phantom Ride shows 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 used the first close up and the life of an american fireman used the first cut

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

Florence Lawrence

1895-1918 : Birth of the cinema – The story of film

The first film by the Lumiere brothers was ‘Workers leaving the factory 1895’.

The phantom ride was where you put a camera on the front of a train or a car to give it a supernatural effect.

Watch Phantom Ride - Chamonix online - BFI Player

‘The Sick Kitten’ was groundbreaking as it used a cut where it changed to a close up of the cat which was a new technique.
‘Life of an American Fireman’ was groundbreaking as it was the first example of continuity editing.

The name of the first film star was Florence Lawrence.

Florence Lawrence: Automotive Inventor and the “World's First Movie Star” -  Historic Vehicle Association (HVA)

The hub of film changed from East America to Hollywood as they wanted to avoid Edison’s patents on his technology. Hollywood also had great weather and light for filming.

THE STORY OF FILM – PART ONE

What was the name of the first film made by the Lumiere Brothers and when was this? Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory, 1895

Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory - Alchetron, the free social  encyclopedia

What is the “Phantom Ride”? Mounting a camera on the front of a train/moving vehicle, creating a ghostly effect.

What was ground-breaking about the silent films “The Sick Kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman”? Use of close ups. Hadn’t been done before as filmmakers worried it would confuse audiences + first continuity edit.

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

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1895 – 1918: the birth of cinEMa

The first film by the Lumiere brothers was “Workers Leaving the Factory” In 1895.

WORKERS LEAVING THE FACTORY BY HARUN FAROCKI « desistfilm

The ghostly ride is when a camera is mounted on the front of a train of moving vehicle which gave a ghostly and unnatural effect.

“The Sick Kitten” was the first film that invented close ups.

The Sick Kitten (1901) | BFI - YouTube

Life of an American Fireman was the first film to cut and it was the first time that a film cut between two locations to see different bits of action.

Life of an American Fireman (1903) - Edwin S. Porter | George S. Fleming |  Thomas Edison - YouTube

The first film star in Hollywood was Florence Lawrence, a Canadian American actor and stage performer who set the stage for movie fame with stardom and tragedy.

Florence Lawrence: The First Movie Star - HISTORY

Film : 1895-1918

The first film was ‘Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory’, by the Lumière brothers. It was made in 1895.

The phantom ride is when you attach the camera to a train, or another vehicle. It gives the camera a ghostly, floating effect.

The first ever close up was in the film ‘The Sick Kitten’

The first ever cut was in ‘The Life of an American Fireman’

The first movie star was Florence Lawrence

story of film p1

First film made by the Lumiere brothers: 1895; “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory”

What is the phantom ride? Phantom rides were films shot from the front of moving trains, although they were not limited to that mode of transport. These films would present the journey from the train’s perspective. 

What was ground breaking about the ” The Sick Kitten” and the “Life of the American Fireman”? In the “Sick Kitten” it was the first use of a “close up” in film as it was never used previously as film makers thought it would confuse the audience. And in the “Life of the American Fireman” was the use of the first continuity edit.

First “film star” in Hollywood: Florence Lawrence

Why did the hub of film production in the USA move from the East Coast to Hollywood? Because they were not governed by the state law in the East Coast preventing them of using Edison’s idea.

Which nations film industry was described as the best in the world in the 1910’s? Denmark

Example of 2 films and 2 directors from this place and time?

Haxan by Benjamin Christensen

Ingeborg Holm Victor Sjorstrom

Who directed “A Birth of a Nation” and why does it continue to divide opinions? David Wark Griffith directed it and it divides opinions as it is seen as a masterclass on the technological/film making side however it has an extremely racist undertone and essentially brought back the KKK at the time it was made.

story of film part 1

The first film made by the Lumiere Brothers was ‘workers leaving the factory 1895

The phantom ride is when you put a camera on a car or train to make it look supernatural

‘The Sick Kitten was ground breaking because it cut to a close up of a kitten. ‘The life of a fireman’ was ground breaking because it cut between 2 locations. (continuity edit)

The Life of an American Fireman: Scene By Scene Description
life of a fireman

The first film star in Hollywood was called Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence: The First Movie Star - HISTORY
Florence Lawrence

Film production moved from the East coast to Hollywood to get asway from paying the Edison trust or having tight control of what they could do. Also because its sunny.

Cousin’s said that the Danish film industry was the best in the world in 1910 because

Ingeborg holm by Victor Sjöström and Häxan by Benjamin Christensen were 2 films and directors from sweden

D.W.Griffith’s directed The Birth of a nation (1915) but it continues to divide opinions because it was well made however it is really racist.

1895 -1918 Questions

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

Workers leaving the Lumier factory 1895.

What is the phantom ride?

When the cameras placed on the front of a train or tram to look like a ghost is moving through the air.

What was groundbreaking about he films “The sick kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman?”

The sick kitten used the first ever closeup and the Life of an American Fireman used the first ever cut.

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

Florence Lawrence.