The first film made by the Lumiere brother was La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière and was released 1895

‘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.’

“The Sick Kitten” and “Life Of An American Fireman” were ground-breaking because they were the first films to use a cut. “Sick Kitten” used a cut to go from a medium shot to a close up of the kitten being fed and “Life of An American fireman” used cuts for continuity editing, to show the firemen saving the poeple ina burning house.

Florence Lawrence is often referred to and known as the ‘first film-star’

The reason for the hub of film production moving from the east coast to the west, Hollywood, was because on the east coast copyright was a problem and the creator (Edison) which made cameras which didn’t tear the film, due to introducing slack, lead to film makers being forced to pay in order to use the superior equipment. Furthermore, since Hollywood is across the country film makers could use this equipment and escape copyright. Another reason was because of the light from the weather which was much better that New yorks.

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