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Film studies

Film studies. Overview. Review. What is a film? When did they begin making film? What is the technology? How have films changed?. History. camera obscura - project a moving image, but there was no means of recording the image for later viewing.

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Film studies

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  1. Film studies Overview

  2. Review • What is a film? • When did they begin making film? • What is the technology? • How have films changed?

  3. History • camera obscura- project a moving image, but there was no means of recording the image for later viewing. • Moving images were produced on revolving drums and disks in 1830 (Stroboscope) in Austria • 1878 (Leland Stanford) photographed a horse using 24 cameras. • First film projectors were called Kinetoscope Thomas Edison (Light bulb guy) 1885 (one viewer at a time)

  4. What makes A good picture?review • Ten Points (look at your notes) • Quiz on Thursday/Friday • http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest132680-1394200-stories-of-greatly-touching-photos/

  5. Exhibition Hall Era • 5 cents • Single clip • No editing • No sound • People ran out of hall when film of train coming at them

  6. 1898 France Leads • Georges Mélièsfiction films • Originally a magician • Liked special effects • Early film was science fiction (Jules Verne’s “Earth to Moon”) • 1900 Charles Pathé began film production (focused on newsreels) • Dominates industry until WWI (Astral-Pathe still in Canada - Montreal called Astral Studios)

  7. Silent film Era • 1900 – 1929 • One reeler (15 minutes) • Eventually stared two, three reel films • Often Slapstick • Different genres emerged

  8. Silent film Era • Jew located to Hollywood because of suppression by Thomas Edison • Perfect lighting • New York industry dies out • Different genres emerged (Western, musicals) • Depicted immigrant experience

  9. Codes& conventions • Black & white (heavy contrast) • Silent so had to be emoted • Some writing but average viewer fifth grader • Music was often played live in theater • Static camera shots (cameras large and limited) • Short so many theaters had several films

  10. Stars Co-created Universal Studios • Usually stage actors first • “Star system” begins (script revolves around actor) • Most couldn’t switch to “Talkies” Clara Bow the “it” girl Mary Pickford “America’s sweetheart” was Canadian Charlie Chaplin (clown) Rudolph Valentino “sex symbol”

  11. Talkies • Synchronizing film and sound was tricky • First feature to do so was “Jazz Singer” (racist by modern standards) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ • Many silent film stars voices did not match persona and new technology meant no more emoting • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-MhhuP5EpI

  12. Montage • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLEE2UL_N7Q (Battle ship Potempkin) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyaj2P-dSi8 (Manhatten) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1naaCNAI3Cg(Rocky) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64 (Mulan) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qHXloT9FNk

  13. Genres & technical • Name some EARLY genres • What are the limitations of silent films? • How does it change the way they tell the story?

  14. Fantasy • http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=a+trip+to+the+moon+1902+full+movie&oq=a+trip+to&gs_l=youtube.1.1.0l10.14269.71761.0.74041.18.13.4.1.1.0.151.1380.4j9.13.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.uNNEYALe7F8 • Georges Méliès (1902) • Subject of modern film “Hugo”

  15. Slap stick • boisterous comedy: comedy with the emphasis on fast physical action, farcical situations, and obvious jokes that do not depend on language • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8jphxpi1ro

  16. Melodrama • sensationalized dramatic or literary work: a dramatic or other literary work characterized by the use of stereotyped characters, exaggerated emotions and language, simplistic morality, and conflict • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84TwFWtRueQ

  17. Romance • focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters and the journey that their genuinely strong, true and pure romantic love takes them through dating, courtship to marriage • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OAlbfZRCvY

  18. Action • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9P3XXvleo4

  19. Comedy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-_DXC-aik • Charlie Chaplin

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