Early Cinema

• History
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

The birth of CINEMA

TASK:

Make a short film (20 - 40 sec.) in which you show a visual effect like it was made by the early filmmakers. 

(do research if necessary, watch clips of Méliès' work again)

Work in groups of 3. A tripod may be useful...

Hand in the result on Friday.

STEPS to take:

1. Discuss in your group: what sfx are you going to create?
2. Go to a place where you can do the filming
3. after filming, you need to edit (on your phone or laptop).
4. Bring the result to class tomorrow

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• France becomes a republic again
• In The Hague the king fears for his life
• So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.

The invention of CINEMA changed the world

• In 1895 the Lumière brothers presented the first moving pictures to a paying audience in Paris. This was the beginning of CINEMA.

• France becomes a republic again
• In The Hague the king fears for his life
• So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.

• Films were short and silent. Live (piano) music enhanced the emotional experience.
• Subjects: local scenes, foreign lands and short comedies.

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• France becomes a republic again
• In The Hague the king fears for his life
• So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.

George Méliès (1861 - 1938)

• This French moviemaker was the first to use special effects.

• He is the "father" of the science fiction films.

• His most famous film is "Trip to the moon", from 1902.

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