DRAMA 9 &11: FILM STUDIES

A Brief History of Film: The Beginning: 1!!"#19$%&

THE 'RI(I)ALS THE '*(*+S&
1!!"#19""

The L,miere Brothers

Hel- the .rst /,0li1 .lm s1reening in

1!9%

They tho,ght /eo/le 2o,l- 0ore of

the mo3ing im4ge 0e14,se it 24s
5,st /eo/le 24l6ing -o2n the street

Their .lm 7L+Arri38e -+,n Tr4in en

(4re -e l4 9io-4t+ 4m4:e- 4,-ien1es

They 1re4te- the i-e4 of 4 .lm 0eing

/ro5e1te- r4ther th4n thro,gh 4 /ee/
hole

Thom4s E-ison

7The ;i:4r- of Menlo <4r6+ 0e14,se

he in3ente- so m4ny things in1l,-ing
the light 0,l0

9re4te- 4 /ee/ hole 3ersion of the

.lm 14mer4= 0,t e3ent,4lly follo2e-
the tren- set 0y the L,mieres*

;4s more intereste- in sho2ing

34rio,s 41ti3ities in motion*
THE SILE)T ERA:
FILM BE9'MES E)TERTAI)ME)T 19""#191"

(eorges M8li>s

An ill,sionist 2ho lo3e- the4tre? he

24s 4t the L,miere 0rothers .rst
s1reening

He 24s the .rst /erson to ,n-erst4n-

ho2 .lm 1o,l- 0e ,se- to m4ni/,l4te
time 4n- s/41e

M4-e %"" .lms 0efore his -e4th= 0,t

24s l4rgely forgotten ,ntil the .lm
7H,go+ @"11& m4-e his story f4mo,s

Ali1e (,y#Bl41h8

Forgotten 0y m4ny= she 24s the

2orl-+s .rst fem4le .lmm46er

9re4te- the i-e4 of .lm 4s

n4rr4ti3e

M4-e o3er 1"" .lms

She 24s the /resi-ent of 4 .lm

1om/4ny
D* ;* (RIFFITH:
A 9')TR'AERSIAL MASTER

'ne of the gre4t -ire1tors of 4ll time

Dire1te- one of the most e/i1 4n-

-e04te- mo3ies of 4ll time: 7
Birth of 4 )4tion+ 191%& 4s 2ell 4s 4
.lm /ointe- 4t his 1riti1s:
7Intoler4n1e+ 191B&

7Birth of 4 )4tion+ 24s s,//ose- to

0e 4 history of Ameri14= 0,t inste4-
seeme- to tell the history of the
CCC*

Dis1,ss: 94n yo, 0e 4 gre4t t4lent

4s 2ell 4s 4 0igotD Sho,l- he 0e
remem0ere- 4s 4 gre4t .lmm46erD
THE SILE)T 9'MEDIA)S:
19@"#19E%

9h4rlie 9h4/lin

The most f4mo,s of the 0,n1h

;rote= -ire1te-= /ro-,1e- 4n-

st4rre- in 4lmost 4ll his mo3ies

Almost 4l24ys /l4ye- the

1h4r41ter of The Tr4m/= 4
goo-#n4t,re- homeless g,y
getting thro,gh the o-- re4lity
of life

He m4-e m4ny 0rilli4nt .lms

in1l,-ing 9ity Lights 19E1&=
The (re4t Di1t4tor 19$"& 4n-
Mo-ern Times 19EB&

B,ster Ce4ton

Dire1te- 4n- st4rre- in

4lmost 4ll his .lms

The gre4test sl4/sti16

1ome-i4n of the er4

He 24s f4mo,s for 4l24ys

6ee/ing 4 -e4-/4n
eF/ression on his f41e= 7The
(re4t Stone F41e+

His 14reer 24s /retty m,1h

en-e- 0y the in3ention of
so,n-= 0,t he m4-e some
tr,ly 1l4ssi1 silent .lms*

Both 9h4/lin 4n- Ce4ton

2ere imit4te- 0y Gohnny
De// in 199E+s 7Benny 4n-
Goon+

H4rol- Lloy-

<ro-,1e- 4n- st4rre- in

m4ny of his .lms

An 411i-ent -,ring 4
/,0li1ity to,r 14,se- him to
lose t2o .ngers

F4mo,s for h43ing thrilling

41tion seH,en1es in his .lms

His most f4mo,s .lm 24s

19@E+s S4fety L4stI

This .lm 24s /4i- hom4ge

in -o:ens of TA sho2s 4n-
mo3ies
J'UR TASC: A SILE)T FILM

Use yo,r 6no2le-ge of shots= 4ngels 4n- the

1!" -egree r,le to shoot 4 E" se1on- silent
.lm*

Jo,r .lm m,st 0e ins/ire- 0y the 2or6 of B,ster

Ce4ton= H4rol- Lloy- 4n- 9h4rlie 9h4/lin

Try to 0ring some 6in- of 3is,4l 1ome-y

element to yo,r .lm*

;or6 2ith yo,r gro,/ to 1re4te this .lm so th4t

e3eryone /erforms 2ithin the .lm= -ire1ts=
shoots 4n- hel/s e-it*
IM<'RTA)T FIRSTS I) FILM
19@K#19E9

The G4:: Singer 19@K&

The .rst mo3ie 2ith

so,n-

St4rre- Al Golson 4s the

tit,l4r singer

9ontro3ersi4l 0e14,se
he often /erforms in
0l416f41e

9olo,r on Film

9olo,r h4- 0een

eF/erimente- 2ith for m4ny
ye4rs st4rting in 191!

In 19E9 t2o e/i1 .lms 2ere

rele4se- ,sing 1olo,r in ne2
4n- 3i0r4nt 24ys= /43ing
the 24y for the ne2 4ge of
1olo,r* Do yo, 6no2 2h4t
they 2ereD

'ne 24s 40o,t the 9i3il ;4r

4n- the other 24s 40o,t 4
girl tr4//e- in 4 -re4mL
THE A)S;ER ISL

(one 2ith the ;in-

The ;i:4r- of ':
THE (REATEST FILM 'F ALL TIME

9iti:en C4ne 19$1&

'rigin4lly tot4lly Mo//e-= lost N1B"="""

-,ring its initi4l rele4se

)omin4te- for 9 's14rs it 2on one for

S1reen/l4y

'3er time h4s 1ome to 0e reg4r-e- 4s the

O1 .lm e3er m4-e 0y the Ameri14n Film
Instit,te 4n- m4ny other org4ni:4tions

H4s 0een referen1e- h,n-re-s of times in

.lm 4n- tele3ision