THEA 120 Lecture 50: Theater120 Notes Part 2
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Screening: arrival of train at la ciotat (1895) Silent film by the lumiere brothers (55 sec long) When movie aired, audience screamed and ran though the train is coming towards the audience. Arrival of a train (1895)-essay silent films & screaming audiences . Invented the cinematogrophe: a box that could record, develop and show films (less than a minute, 17 meter reel) The advent of modern life (19-23 film analysis) This introduced a new form of art to the world (cinema) Dec 28, 1895: first film screening to the public. In 2 years, the lumiere"s made over 1,000 films, shot and show around the world. There had never been a technology that could so accurately produce an illusion of reality (19) This short film demonstrates ideas that had been developing over that course of the 19th century th century. Fritz lang portrayed fears of ever growing technology/ industrial revolution. Photography (1839) : fascination with capturing reality (electric light.
