Intro to Film (1)
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BaySheridan on September 12, 2012
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Study Guide to Film History - The Early Years
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Louis Daguerre (1830s) | perfects the exposure |
| Fox Talbot (1830s) | perfects printing process |
| Edward Muybridge (1870s) | animal and human motion; synchronized still cameras; galloping horse |
| George Eastman (1880s) | photographic film strips |
| Thomas Edison (1880s) | kinetoscope- sold at nickelodeons |
| Lumiere Brothers (1890s) | documentary shorts (Realism) |
| George Melies (1890s) | theatrical narratives (Formalism); uses special effects like Stop Trick |
| Edison's Biograph Studio and George Eastman (1900s) | form monopoly that only sells film stock to studios who agree to join the 'Trust.' |
| Hollywood Studios (1910s) | Keystone, Paramount, Fox |
| Non-Trust Studio (1910s) | (IMP) competes with the Trust by stealing their actress, Florence Lawrence. --> birth of the 'star system' and more respect for studio actors |
| How long was the standard film gauge in the 1920s? | 35mm- 1 reel- 12 min. in length |
| MGM's 'Jazz Singer' (1920s) | has sound, including portions with music, singing, and dialogue |
| How long was the standard film speed in the 1920s? | 24 frames per second- with sound |
| 1920s Movie Studios | Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO and United Artist, Warner |
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