FORGOTTEN FILM FROM BEGGININGS TO “TALKIES”

1. FORGOTTEN FILMFROM BEGGININGS TO “TALKIES” UNIT 2. THIS IS CINEMA! LESSON 1. THE BIRTH OF CINEMA GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS

2. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Whowas Georges Méliès? Click on

3. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Méliès discovered: That cinema could manipulate and distort time and space.

4. 1896. Le Manoir du diable. 3’18’’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApA4juipUk

5. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS He was a wizard of specialeffects Objectssuddenly appeared and disappeared orweretransformedintootherobjects.

6. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS He used 3 basic special effects: 1. The stop motion. - Is the most simple camera trick - Used to change one thing into another. ( the trick you saw in the previous film)

7. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS

8. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS THE RESULT

9. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Remember What we can now do   with a laptop and only one finger, more than one hundred years ago wasn’t so easy.

10. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS • The stop motion: What is it? • First: Place the camera on a tripod and don’tmoveit. • Secondly: Record oneshot of anobject • Then: Turnthe camera off • Next: Changetheobject • Finally: Record thesecondobject

11. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS 2. The dissolve - Used to get the illusion that objects were changing form.

12. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS • The dissolve What is it? • First of all: Repeat the same process as you did in Stop motion special effect. • Then: Open the camera and roll the film back. • Next: Record over the frame already recorded.

13. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS 3. The double exposure - Used as a common technique in filmmaking for creating ghost like images or adding people who were not originally there

14. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS • The Double exposure What is it? • First of all: repeat the same process as you did in Stop motion special effect. • Next: similar to the dissolve effect open the camera and roll the film back. • Then: record over a strip of film already recorded not just one or two frames.

15. 1898. L’home des têtes 47’’ Click on the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFnOAnL8Ss

16. 1901. L’home a la tête de caoutchouc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7lsCqjOGic

17. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Cinderella was a well-known folk tale. When Méliès shot his short film in 1899, he constructed a narrative with different scenes for the first time. The word “story “ may be used as a synonym of “narrative”

18. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS In films, we use shots, scenes and sequences to construct a narrative or a story.

19. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Whatis a shot? Shot: is a continuous strip of motion picture film, created using a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. Shots are generally filmed with a single camera and can be of any duration.

20. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Whatis a scene? Scene:is a series of shotswhichformthesamenarrativeunit and share thesamesetting as a play.

21. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Whatis a sequence? Sequence:is a series of scenes which form a distinct narrative unit, usually connected either by unity of location or unity of time. Normally, different sequences doesn’t share the same setting.

22. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. 4’24’’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmCUFl96PQ

23. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative- story line These shots form a scene because they share the same setting

24. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board- Narrative- story line These shots form a scene because they share the same setting This scene and the scene before become a sequence because they are connected by unity of time (the viewer should know the previous scene to understand this one)

25. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative. Story line These shots form a scene because they share the same setting This scene and the previous scene become a sequence because they are connected by unity of time (the viewer should know the previous scene to understand this one)

26. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative-story line This is a new scene because settings are different This scene and previous scenes become a sequence because they are connected by unity of time (the viewer should know the previous scene to understand this one)

27. FILM NARRATIVE - STORY LINE

28. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Look at the settings The sets and scenery in the film are simple flat painted backdrops. They are like theatrical scenery

29. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Think of the camera position The camera: • Is placed right in themiddle. • Isalways at thesamedistancefromthebackdrop. • Doesn’tmove.

30. GEORGES MÉLIÈS. A TRIP TO THE MOON1902.LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUJ4Mh4Elx4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZV-t3KzTpw&feature=related

31. GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Many of Méliès’ specialeffects are evident in his film “Theimpossiblevoyage” 1904 Theimpossiblevoyage. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHUdyHx6bXk Theimpossiblevoyage. Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbe8qfjgKJQ&feature=related Theimpossiblevoyage. Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8uTaoiFUIY&feature=related

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33. UNIT 2. THIS IS CINEMA. Georges Méliès. Websites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo0i4snkh_k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXwGN2uSsn0