1908-1918

According to Cousins, why did the hub of film production in the USA move from The East Coast of America to Hollywood? Filmmakers moved to escape the patents of Thomas Edison.

Which nation’s film industry does cousins describe to be “the best in the world” in the 1910’s and why? Denmark

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and time cited by Cousin’s as remarkable. Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström, 1913)

Who directed Birth of a Nation (1915) and why did the film continue to divide opinions among film critics, practitioners and theorists? D. W. Griffith, Thomas Dixon Jr. Revived the Ku Klux Klan.

Why did the hub of film production in America move from the east coast to the west coast ?

There were less copyright laws on the west coast of USA

Which nations film industry does Cousin’s describe as “the best in the world” in the 1910s and why ?

Scandinavia, Denmark because they used light effectively

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and at this time.

Haxan by Benjamin Christensen

Ingeborg Holm, Victor Sjostrom

Who directed “Birth of a Nation” and why are opinions so divided?

D.W Griffith, the film was very racist and influenced KKK but it was very technically well made.

Why did the hub of film production in the USA move from the east coat to the west coast?

There were less copyright laws on the west coast of the USA.

Which nations film industry does Cousin’s describe as “the best in the world” in the 1910’s and why?

Scandinavia, Denmark because they used light effectively.

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and time cited by cousin’s as remarkable.

Haxan by Benjamin Christensen

Ingeborg Holm, Victor Sjöström

Who directed Birth of a Nation and why are opinions so divided on it.

D. W. Griffith. The film was very racist and influenced white supremacists but was technically well made.

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

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.

‘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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.