2. Film History
• The history of film began in the 1890s, with the
invention of the first motion-picture cameras and
the establishment of the first film production
companies.
• The films of the 1890s were under a minute long
and until 1927, motion pictures were produced
without sound.
• The first eleven years of motion pictures show
the cinema moving from a novelty to an
established large-scale entertainment industry.
3. • The first rotating
camera for
taking panning
shots was built in
1897
6. The first feature length multi-reel film
was a 1906 Australian production
• World's first feature film
• The Story of the Kelly Gang
• (1906)
7. • By about 1910, actors began to receive screen
credit for their roles, and the way to the
creation of film stars was opened.
8. • 1910, American
films had the
largest share of
the market in all
European
countries except
France.
9. • New film techniques that were introduced in
this period include the use of artificial lighting,
fire effects and Low-key lighting
10. Sound Era
Charles Chaplin,
• Until 1927, motion
pictures for films
were produced
without sound.
This era is
referred to as
the silent era of
film.
11. • D. W. Griffith had the highest standing
amongst American directors in the industry,
because of the dramatic excitement he
conveyed to the audience through his films.
The American Industry, or "Hollywood", as it
was becoming known after its new
geographical center in California,
12. • David Llewelyn Wark "D.
W." Griffith (January 22,
1875 – July 23, 1948
• Film Pioneer
13. • The desire for
wartime propaganda
created a
renaissance in the
film industry in
Britain, with realistic
war dramas.
14. 1950s Film Era
• Biblical and historical spectaculars include The
Ten Commandments (1956)
• The Vikings (1958)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Spartacus (1960)
• El Cid (1961)
• Oklahoma! (1955)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
• South Pacific (1958) and Cleopatra (1963)
15.
16. Golden Age of Asian cinema
1950s-1960s
• India Bollywood -
During Indian
cinema's 'Golden
Age' of the 1950s, it
was producing 200
films annually, while
Indian independent
films gained greater
recognition through
international film
festivals
17. Japan
• Many of the most
critically acclaimed
Asian films of all time
were produced
during this decade,
including Yasujirō
Ozu's Tokyo Story
(1953), Satyajit Ray's
The Apu Trilogy
(1955–1959) and The
Music Room (1958)
18. Philippines
• The 1950s was also a 'Golden Age'
for Philippine cinema, with the
emergence of more artistic and
mature films, and significant
improvement in cinematic .The
studio system produced frenetic
activity in the local film industry as
many films were made annually
and several local talents started to
earn recognition abroad. The
premiere Philippine directors of
the era included Gerardo de Leon,
Gregorio Fernández, Eddie
Romero, Lamberto Avellana, and
Cirio Santiago
19. 1960s
• "Hollywood" films were still
largely aimed at family
audiences, and it was often
the more old-fashioned films
that produced the studios'
biggest successes.
Productions like Mary Poppins
(1964), My Fair Lady (1964)
and The Sound of Music
(1965) were among the
biggest money-makers of the
decade.
20. 1970s
• The New Hollywood was the
period following the decline of
the studio system during the
1950s and 1960s and the end of
the production code, (which
was replaced in 1968 by the
MPAA film rating system).
21. 1980s
• During the 1980s, audiences began
increasingly watching films on
their home VCRs. In the early part
of that decade, the film studios
tried legal action to ban home
ownership of VCRs as a violation of
copyright, which proved
unsuccessful. Eventually, the sale
and rental of films on home video
became a significant "second
venue" for exhibition of films, and
an additional source of revenue for
the film industries.
22. 1990s
• Major American studios
began to create their own
"independent" production
companies to finance and
produce non-mainstream
fare. One of the most
successful independents of
the 1990s, Miramax Films,
was bought by Disney the
year