TRM 151 Lecture Notes - And Then..., Surrealism, Irony
1 Feb 2014
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To summarize the history of film is an impossible task. Filmmaking developed everywhere at the same time. + humans arrive at a level of adulthood that entails responsibility. + kant himself never left his home town. George wilhelm friedrich hegel, man overcomes obstacles. Loss of the feudal system mid 1800s. + after making first moving picture ever, gets on a train and disappears: born under the circus tent, raised near the bar. An art of oddities, the people"s art. From out of nowhere to becomes the defining art of our times: both a mirror and a hammer. Film starts as slice of live, movement shots. + father of narrative: creation of story-telling tools. Edwin porter"s the life of an american. + florence lawrence, first american star, becomes filthy rich and commits suicide. D. w. griffith"s intolerance, four different interwoven stories. + cabria (1914) influences: 1927 sound yet! . The jazz singer you haven"t heard nothing.
