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