| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Edwin Porter | 1903-Directed "The Great Train Robbery" |
| Cross-Cutting | Following two scenes( Good Guys & Bad guys) |
| Picture in Picture | Moving objects in background of still scene |
| "The Great Train Robbery" | Broke the third wall, and utilized camera movements( pans etc), also location shots used |
| D.W. Griffith | Started directing in 1908..Famous 1912-Late Teens, becomes the model for the future. The First Real time Film maker. Blockbuster Films-"Birth of a Nation". Makes movie making into an industry |
| New things brought forth by Griffith | Expressive use of CU's, Faster pace, shorter shots, better acting, realistic sets, lighting to show time change, "crane shot", more interesting camera angles, Huge casts, big budgets |
| Flashback | Non-linear time editing |
| 1919 | "A Day's Pleasure" |
| Charlie Chaplin | Directed "The Kid" |
| "The Kid" | The first feature length film, big box office hit. Chaplin borrowed $500k from an Italian bank to fund it. Made due to the death of his new-born son, used Jack Coogans son as main actor, grew a very strong bond with the kid. Chaplin earned close to $60 mil. from this movie. Took two weeks & 50,000 feet of tape to shoot pancake scene. |
| Two-Color Technicolor | 1922-First film to use this- " Toll of the Sea" |
| The First "Talkie" | 1927-"The Jazz Singer" Synchronized sound |
| 1930's | Studios became large corporations. The musical was born-Musicals were happy. Gangster Movies- Original "Scarface", "Public Enemy". Big Films-King Kong. Directors: John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock. Actors: Clark Gable, Marlena dietrich |
| Tri-Color Technicolor | 1932-Disney Film-Cartoon |
| 3-Color Technicolor Films | Regular Films in Color |
| "It Happened One Night" | 1934-A romantic comedy, Directed by Frank Capra: Actors: Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert. Swept The Academy Awards. This film made Colombia Pictures big. |
| "Citizen Kane" | 1941-Director+ Lead Role: Orson Welles- Started as a radio actor, did "War of the Worlds". In Citizen Kane, Welles is portraying William Randolf Hearse. |
| Unique-Citizen Kane | Point of View Shots, Unconventional lighting, use of shadows, deep focus shots, very-low angle shots, ceilings in set, elaborate camera movements, over-lapping dialogue, characters who age, Flash-Backs |
| Film Noir | Post WW II-1950's, dominant film style post WW II. Very unique AMERICAN style of film. Offshoot of crime/detective sagas. Centers off delusional male character and beautiful femme fatale. The dame. Shows the dark side of Human Nature. |
| Characteristics of a Film Noir | Dark lighting-dark lighting, vertical bar-shaped shadows, deep focus cameras, skewed camera angles, rain, neon lights, dark, dimly lit, Witty first person narration. |
| "The Asphalt Jungle" | 1950-Directed By John Huston |
| "Psycho" | 1960-Alfred Hitchcock-Shot in black and white due to being so graphic. Last feature film in Black and White Hithcock made. |
| Auteur | A director with an instantly recognizable style |
| Alfred Hitchcock | -Auteur. Never deviated from the script- lines were ALWAYS exact. Known for his cameos in his films. His Style: Many moving camera shots, Point of View Shots, dramatic lighting. Know as 'Master of Suspense". |
| Stanley Kubrik | Very unique director known for his very differnt style of films. |
| "2001, A Space Odyssey' | 1968-Stanley Kubrik- Was a book first. Art film- A lot of detail was put in for input, very slow pace in film, very unique movie |
| "A Trip to the Moon" | 1902- Directed by George Melies-French Film |
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