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Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
 
  
9 May 1893: First public presentation of motion pictures
 
Brooklyn Institute of the Arts & Sciences
 
Black Maria studio
 
Characteristics of Edison films
 
Illuminated by the sun, but shot indoors
 
Long shot (no close ups)
 
30-45 secs
 
One shot long (no editing)
 
No camera movement
 
No real plots/stories
 
Exhibition
 
Kinetosope parlors
 
Patents on motion picture technology
 
Motion Picture Patents Company (aka, The Trust)
 
Blacksmithing Scene, 1893
 
August and Louis Lumière
 
 
Similarities with Edison films
 
 
Sunlight.
 
Long shot (no close-ups).
 
No editing.
 
Short: 60-70 secs.
 
Differences
 
 
Scenes of everyday life
 
Shot outdoors, on "location" (using sunlight)
 
No actors. Used real people in everyday situations.
 
Little or no camera movement.
 
Exhibited as fairground oddity.
 
28 December 1895: first public screening, with admission charged
 
Georges Méliès
 
 
Similarities with Edison & Lumière films
 
 
No editing within scenes.
 
Long shot.
 
No camera movement.
 
Exhibited as fairground oddity.
 
Differences from Edison & Lumière films
 
 
Actively told stories, with real plots.
 
Fabricated sets.
 
Actors, acrobats, magicians.
 
Special effects (camera "tricks").
 
Hand-coloring.
 

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