History of film

1800s-1915Era of experimentation

In 1877 Eadweard Muybridge helped governor of California win a $25,000 bet that at some point when a horse was running, all four hooves would leave the ground

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In 1884, George Eastman invented celluloid film

In 1891, Thomas Edison used celluloid film in a motion picture camera, applied for patents on the Kinetograph and the player

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In 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumiere shot first outdoor film

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Early 1900sThe Silent Era

Edison controlled most of the patents for movies, and he attempted to control both the business and its cultural impacts

In 1908, Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company in 1908, also known as the "Edison Trust" (monopoly)

The independents, especially the founders of Universal, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox studios, moved away from the East coast to California, where mild weather and distance from the Edison company allowed feature film expansion.

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Charlie Chaplin- Genius of the Silent Screen

World War IIGolden Age of Propanganda Films

Triumph of the Will - Germany, 1935http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80lLU5-yji

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Charlie Chaplin’s counterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqnk4qNl

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1930s-1950sGolden Age of Cinema

Characterized by addition of sound and colors

Gone with the Wind 1939Gives a false picture of the post-Civil War

South that is still widely accepted todayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNar

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1960sLed a major shift in world culture, away from

patriotism and heroics and towards tolerance, introspection and personal growth

Shaft Trailer-Portrayed Blacks as strong individuals

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1980s-NowThe modern blockbuster

Star Wars - 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbR

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Lord of the Rings: return of the King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YllAOqp

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