History of the Cinema

2. Birth of movies
 Began in 1890;
 The motion picture cameras were invented;
 The limits of technology;
 The first eleven years of motion pictures show the cinema moving from a
novelty to a large-scale entertainment industry.

3. Invention and advancement of the
camera
 Early movie cameras;
 The first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built by Robert W. Paul in 1897;
The first camera

4. The Lumière brothers
 March 22, 1895;
 The first film in history;
 A big step;
 Léon Bouly;
 “The day that the audience fled the room believing that the train would leave
the screen.” (1896)

5. George Méliés
 Georges Méliés was in the audience when the Lumiere brothers showed for
the first time in public his new invention;
 The special effects;
 The story neglected his contribution;
Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902)

6. The influence of the World War I
(1910-1919)
 Transitional period for the film industry;
 The war falls to European production;
 Nickelondeos -> cinemas;
 The actors and directors become public figures.

7. Charles Chaplin
 Chaplin was born in London in 1889;
 In 1913 - Met the filmmaker Mack Sennett;
 Carlitos (1914);
 In 1918 - he opened his own film company;
 In 1977.

8. The Sound Era
(1920-1929)
 1922 – “The Toll of the Sea”
 1923 - Comes the Disney Studio;
 1928 - Mickey Mouse appear;
 1929 - It turns out the first award of the Oscar.

9. The “Studio System”
(1930-1939)
 Comes a new film style, the Musical;
 1937 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;
 1939 – The first movie with color.

10. The influence of World War II
(1940-1949)
 Movies are produced to stimulate the moral and sell ideologies;
 Strikes and inflation cause the increased cost of production;
 1946 – Cannes’ Festival;
 The televisions.
1943 – Casablanca

11. The new Wave
(1950-1959)
 The advent of television allowed the studios to make money by selling movies
for television;

12. (1960-1969)
 In the 60s Hollywood began to decline;
 Multiplex Cinemas;
 The system by age group;
 1960 - Walk of Fame.

13. The BlockBuster
(1970-1979)
 In the US, moviegoers decreased;
 Comes the video system VCR;
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Woody Allen
Francis Ford Coppola
Martin Scorsese Brian De Palma

14. (1980-1989)
1982 - Steven Spielberg
Hong Kong action cinema
Batman
1983 - Brian De Palma

15. (1990-1999)
 Independent cinema;
 Special-effects films such as:
 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 Jurassic Park (1993)
 Titanic (1997)
 Animated films:
 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
 Aladdin (1992)
 The Lion King (1994)
1995

16. Recent years
Documentary

17. Quiz
 Who criated the Cinematigrapher?
a) Auguste and Louis Lumière
b) George Méliés
c) Léon Bouly
d) Thomas Edison

18. Quiz
 What was the most famous Charles Chaplin’s
character?

19. Quiz
 Which of those professions George Méliés did not
exercise:
a) Decorator
b) Merchant Toys
c) Teacher
d) Performer

20. Quiz
 What was the first animation feature film?

21. Quiz
 What was one of the influence of the Word War II
(1940-1949)?

22. Quiz
 Which of those films was not mention as a
blockbuster:
a) The Godfather
b) Carrie
c) Lord of Rings
d) Star Wars
e) Jaws

23. Quiz
 Who continuous the Chinese cinema after Bruce
Le’s death?

24. Quiz
 What was the film pioneer to use motion capture
technology?