Film : 1903-1918
Hollywood was made the hub of all film production in USA as it was the furthest away from the east coast. The east coast was where all the film patents were.
Denmark’s film industry was described as ‘the best in the world’ in the 1910s because of how good the lighting in the movies were.
Häxan – Benjamin Christensen
The Phantom Carriage – Victor Sjöström
Story of film – part one continued
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.
story of film part two
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.
Story of film part 2
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.
haxan
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.
‘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.
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
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.
1895 – 1918: the birth of cinEMa
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.
