1895-1918: The World Discovers A New Art form or Birth of the Cinema

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

Workers leaving the Lumiere Factory 1895

•What is the “Phantom Ride”?

The earliest Phantom Rides were shot on the front of trains which created the affect of a floating Phantom moving forward.

•What was ground-breaking about the silent films “The Sick Kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman”?

The Sick Kitten was the first film to use a close up on the Kitten eating. And in the Life of an American Fireman uses continuity editing(cutting between locations to follow the story)

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

Florance Lawrence