1895-1918: The World Discovers A New Art Form
- Employees Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1985)
- A tracking shot from the front of a vehicle to show the process of it moving like a ghost
- first use of a close up and cutting as well as editing being used to show continuity.
- Florence Lawrence
1903-1918: The Hollywood Dream
- The process of film making had been copyrighted on the east coast of the united states, so many moved to California in order to escape these laws and not have to pay to use the patented processes.
- Denmark, it was the most innovative place for the film industry and important for the industry.
- HAXAN- Kristian Levring, Dreyer- The Passion of the Joan Arc.
Birth of a Nation was directed by D W Griffith, it has continued to cause controversy due to the racist propaganda within the movie. Many see the movie as nothing more than racist propaganda due to it bringing the KKK back into popularity, whereas some people see it as a impressively produced film due to the costumes used as well as the techniques used throughout.