HISTART 2901 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Proscenium, Medium Shot, Continuity Editing
28 Apr 2019
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Edison no narrative system but there is a subject spectacle entertainments were intended to really demonstrate the workings of cinema (its supposed magical ability to represent the movement of light) Edison"s shots in this lm are very consistent (static, no moving camera, straight on, medium distance) Fire rescue scene: breaks normal spectacle entertainment; implies a greater reality; dramatic action as re ghter saves children; presented drama action. World"s rst known motion picture with sound; edison does not pursue this however; speculated that he didn"t see cinema as something that would be auditory. Special e ect introduced; stop motion photography; 2 shots. Edison opens up the door to the future. Took their camera and shot everyday events (actualities) People had fascination that they could put "reality" into reverse. Shot outdoors and on location; depth of eld; in some sense, truer to the actual nature as people and objects spill o the sides.
