Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1895)
The Phantom Ride is basically the early concept of a tracking shot by putting the camera on a vehicle
The Sick Kitten was the first film to use a close up and Life of an American Fireman used cuts to continue the story
Florence Lawrence was the first well recognised movie star
To avoid paying Thomas Edison’s patent fee
Scandinavia, particularly Sweden and Denmark
During the 1930’s-60’s there were 4 cinemas on Jersey: The Odeon, New Era, Forum and Wests. However, as the years went on and the ‘Golden Age’ of cinema passed, the number of cinemas declined, only one existing in our modern day; Cineworld which contains 10 screens.
The number of cinema’s decreased due to the invention of televisions as audiences could now be entertained from the comfort of their own home rather which lowered the need and demand for cinemas.
How many cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “golden age” of cinema? (the 1930s-1960s)
‘New Era Cinema (1954)’
‘Art deco Forum Cinema (1935)’
‘The Odeon Cinema (1952)’
‘Wests (1923)’
How many Cinema Screens are there now?
Jersey’s only cinema – Cineworld. Which houses ten screens.
What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?
The Odeon Cinema was decommissioned sometime after the war – after running as an independent cinema. It was bought by the freedom center and is now being used as a community center.
Over time Jersey’s cinema’s ability to draw in an audience will eventually diminish due to growing technology and the public release of the ‘television’, which allowed families to watch different genres of film. This lead to fewer people going to the cinema, therefore cinemas had to close due to lack of profitability.
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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During the ‘Golden Age’ of cinema, there were four cinemas with one screen each in Jersey. But now, due to multiplex cinema chains, there is only one cinema, ‘Cineworld’, which has ten screens. The number of cinemas declined due to the invention of televisions, since audiences could now watch films from the comfort of their own home.
how many cinema screens were there on jersey during the “golden age” of cinema? new era, the Odeon, wests, royal hall
how many screens are there now? 10
what independent cinema spaces currently exist on jersey? the art centre, hotels
explain why thee number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general. the number of screens has declined due to how accessible films are becoming, you can now watch them in your home or basically anywhere for cheaper then it would be to watch at the cinema
In the ‘golden age’ of cinema (1930’s-60’s) there were 4 total cinema screens on the island
Presently, there are 10 screens on Jersey. All of which are at Cineworld. In addition, Cineworld is the only cinema that is currently running on Jersey.
The reason for the decline in cinema spaces on the island is due to the fact that in the 50’s the demand and desire for a television went up due to islanders wanting to watch the Queens coronation, and the moon landing. And now with the internet, there isn’t that much of a need to have more than 10 screens on a fairly small island. The obvious downside to having a limited number of screens is that there is also a limited choice of films to watch.
how many cinema screens were there on jersey during the golden age of cinema?
-4
how many cinema screens are there now?
-10
what independent cinema spaces currently exist on jersey?
-jersey film festival, art centre cinema screens, Howard Davis outdoor cinema, the grand.
explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what do you think the implications are from the film industry?
-television, people could access films in their own homes.