1. An intro to film history The Lumiere Brothers, George Melies, and Sergei Eisenstein

2. Thomas Edison Invented the Kinetoscope (with the help of an employee) in 1886 Developed it for production in 1893 One major issue with it:

3. The Kinetoscope Only one person could view it at a time! The thing at the top is called a “peephole”

4. The first ever film  Fred Ott’s Sneeze (1894)

5. But then…… In France…

6. The Lumiere Brothers – The Cinematograph

7. The Lumiere Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere Patented the Cinematograph Allowed viewing by multiple parties As opposed to Edison’s kinetoscope More closely resembled a modern movie projector, but had to be hand-cranked 1894 - Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory Considered to be the first modern-day motion picture (A film was shot in 1888 by Louis Le Prince, but is not widely considered the first “motion picture”  it was 2.11 seconds long)

8. The Lumiere Brothers – Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1895) https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=DEQeIRLxaM4 https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=DEQeIRLxaM4

9. The Lumiere Brothers - Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896) https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=RjtXXypztyw https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=RjtXXypztyw

10. Focused on: Daily occurrences, such as workers leaving a factory or a train arriving at a station. Though important, their influence on films is brief Said of film: “The cinema is an invention without any future.” Went back to still photography, refused to sell their invention to this next guy…

11. Georges Melies Used film to tell a story Considered the father of “special effects” Distorting of time and space using editing First double exposure, actors acting “with themselves,” and the first dissolve Substitution “trick” discovered on accident – he was filming one day and his camera jammed. When he watched his footage later, he was astounded when men changed into women and carriages changed into nothing Used substitutions to perform “magic” – literally and figuratively

12. Substitution; Early special effect in The Vanishing Lady (1896) https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=f7-x93QagJU https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=f7-x93QagJU

13. Double exposure in The One-Man Band (1900) https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=4zez8zihidA https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=4zez8zihidA

14. Then, he put all of his techniques together… Melies put most of his technical tricks on display in the 1902 film “A Trip to the Moon” Inspired by science-fiction writer Jules Verne Extremely lengthy for the time Lavish production values Incredible special effects Hugely influential and popular Helped advance film as a story-telling medium

15. A little context: A group of astronomers propel themselves to the moon in a cannon-powered “space craft” Land on the moon, escape some inhabitants, and return to Earth with a captive As we watch, on the half-sheet of paper: What does this have in common with modern-day cinema? What has changed?

16. A Trip to the Moon (1902) Georges Melies