forgotten film from begginings to talkies unit 2. this is cinema! lesson 1. the birth of cinema...
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FORGOTTEN FILMFROM BEGGININGS TO “TALKIES”
UNIT 2. THIS IS CINEMA!LESSON 1. THE BIRTH OF CINEMA
GEORGES MÉLIÈS
THE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS
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GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS
Who was Georges Méliès?
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Méliès discovered:
That cinema could
manipulate and distort
time and space.
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1896. Le Manoir du diable. 3’18’’
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GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS
He was a wizard of special effects
Objects suddenly
appeared and disappeared
or were transformed into other objects.
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GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE 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)
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THE RESULT
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Remember
What we can now do
with a laptop and only one finger, more than
one hundred years ago
wasn’t so easy.9
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GEORGES MÉLIÈSTHE FATHER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS
1. The stop motion:
What is it? First: Place the camera on a tripod and don’t
move it. Secondly: Record one shot of an object Then: Turn the camera off Next: Change the object Finally: Record the second object
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2. The dissolve- Used to get the illusion that objects were changing form.
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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.
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3. The double exposure- Used as a common technique in filmmaking for creating ghost like images or adding people who were not originally there
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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.
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1898. L’home des têtes 47’’
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1901. L’home a la tête de caoutchouc
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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.
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The word “story “ may be used as a
synonym of “narrative”
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In films, we use
shots, scenes and sequencesto construct a narrative or a story.
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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.
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What is a scene?
Scene: is a series of shots which form the same narrative unit and share the same setting as a play.
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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 doesn’t share the same setting.
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1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. 4’24’’
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1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative- story line
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These shots form a scene because they
share the same setting
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1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board- Narrative- story line
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These shots form a scene because they
share the same settingThis 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)
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1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative. Story line
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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)
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1899. Cendrillon. Cinderella. Story board. Narrative-story line
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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)
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FILM NARRATIVE - STORY LINE
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Look at the settings
The sets and scenery in the film are simple flat painted backdrops.
They are like theatrical scenery
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Think of the camera position
The camera:• Is placed right in the middle. • Is always at the same distance from the backdrop. • Doesn’t move.
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GEORGES MÉLIÈS. A TRIP TO THE MOON1902.LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUJ4Mh4Elx4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZV-t3KzTpw&feature=related
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Many of Méliès’ special effects are evident in his film “The impossible voyage” 1904
The impossible voyage. Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHUdyHx6bXkThe impossible voyage. Part 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbe8qfjgKJQ&feature=relatedThe impossible voyage. Part 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8uTaoiFUIY&feature=related
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UNIT 2. WORD BANK
32Clil project by Rosa Maria Andrés Blanch IES Vilatzara 2011
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UNIT 2. THIS IS CINEMA. Georges Méliès. Websites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo0i4snkh_khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXwGN2uSsn0
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