FS240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trick Film, Thomas Edison, Kinetoscope
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Scorned, charged, took credit for work, had money to get inventors going. William dickson was used to invent motion picture machines. Kinetograph, kinetoscope: patented in 1891 by dickson. December 28 1895, grand cafe, paris - first screening for paying audience. Copyright issues due to lack of laws: production cameraman system, select subject matter, set up lighting, shoot scene, produce film, designs, edits and produces. Wlk dickson was edison"s cameraman: distribution: films are sold, not rented - events, carnivals, no cinemas yet, exhibition: part of pre existing entertainment (e. g. variety shows, vaudeville) not silent, reception: primarily working class, immigrants audiences. 1903-4: making novels to films, audience is already familiar with content, outsold actualities. Most popular trick film, studio shooting instead of actualities. Geniuses - people who did actualities were failures. Fascination with visual experiences (pov) makes you see what its like. Thinks narrative is also about visual attractiveness - trip to the moon.
