Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Fax, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, The Mickey Mouse Club
30 Jul 2018
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Thomas edison and his colleague (w. k. l dickson) invented a kinetograph in 1882 a camera that takes moving images as opposed to a still frame. In 1883 the peep hole viewing machine is called a kinetoscope ( kinny scopes ) He wanted to do for the eye what the phone could do for the ear. These films were short (15-20 seconds long) silent. Focused on scenes that had lots of action/movement splendorous to watch (impressive: dancers, acrobats, prize fighters, vaudeville performers (burlesque) Edison studio" he had a studio near his workshop that was effectively the world"s first film studio (where they shot these type of films) Kinny scope parlors where people would pay money, go and watch moving images. Cinema = communal aspect (watch it with other people) but at this time, there were no cinemas, just halls that were booked out in order to show film.
