The story of film-QUESTIONS

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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST FILM MADE BY THE LUMIERE BROTHERS AND WHEN?

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory in 1879.

WHAT IS THE PHANTOM RIDE?

It is a tracking shot that gives the illusion of a ghost or character flying through the air.

“The sick kitten” was the first silent film to include a close up shot and the “Life of an American fireman”, the first continuity editing involved in film.
Florence Laurence
Due to the nice weather and the fact that it was closer to the film industry in New York and New Jersey.

Denmark- due to it being the most innovative.

Carl Theodor Dreyer – The Passion of Joan of Arc and Benjamin Christensen- Häxan
D. W. Griffith, the film is very controversial as it was overtly racist and the negative portrayal of black characters.

WHO WERE BUSTER KEATON,CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND HAROLD LLOYD AND WHY WERE THEY SO INFLUENTIAL?

They were the greatest silent movie comedians; Keaton’s strength was his sense of character development. He wanted the audience to believe in his character;

Chaplin changed the perception of comedy and made it one of the most essential components in cinema.

FILMS THEY HAVE MADE:

Charlie Chaplin: City lights, The Knockout, A busy day
Buster Keaton: Three Ages, The General
Harold Lloyd: an eastern Westerner, Safety last,

FILM MAKERS THEY HAVE INFLUENCED:

Lloyd Inspired: Yasujirō Ozu, with his film Safety last.

Chaplin Inspired: Nicholas Roeg with jittery mannerisms

Keaton- Inspired: Ellie Suleman

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