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