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

2. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Who was Georges Méliès? 2 Click on

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

4. 1896. Le Manoir du diable. 318 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApA4juipUk

5. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS He was a wizard of special effects Objects suddenly appeared and disappeared or were transformed into other objects. 5

6. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE 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) 6

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9. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE 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. 9

10. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS 1. The stop motion : What is it? First: Place the camera on a tripod and dont move it. Secondly: Record one shot of an object Then: Turn the camera off Next: Change the object Finally: Record the second object 10

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

12. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS 2. 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. 12

13. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE 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 13

14. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS 3. 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. 14

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

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

17. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE 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. 17 The word story may be used as a synonym of narrative

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

19. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS What is 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. 19

20. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS What is a scene? Scene: is a series of shots which form the same narrative unit and share the same setting as a play. 20

21. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS What is 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 doesnt share the same setting. 21

22. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. 424 22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmCUFl96PQ

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

24. 1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board- Narrative- story line 24 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 25 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 26 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 27

28. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE 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 28

29. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Think of the camera position The camera: Is placed right in the middle. Is always at the same distance from the backdrop. Doesnt move. 29

30. GEORGES MÉLIÈS. A TRIP TO THE MOON 1902.LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUJ4Mh4Elx4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZV-t3KzTpw&feature=related 30

31. GEORGES MÉLIÈS THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS Many of Méliès special effects are evident in his film The impossible voyage 1904 The impossible voyage. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHUdyHx6bXk The impossible voyage. Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbe8qfjgKJQ&feature=related The impossible voyage. Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8uTaoiFUIY&feature=related 31

32. UNIT 2. WORD BANK 32 Clil project by Rosa Maria Andrés Blanch IES Vilatzara 2011 Click on

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