Cinema is a visual language that tells stories in moving images.
Lucas Museum, Los Angeles
Cinema is now recognised as an art of its own.
The History of THE BIG SCREEN
1888 Roundhay Garden Scene
Just 2.11 seconds long. Louis Le Prince, France. Technically a motion picture it was the first movie to show consecutive action.
1891 Edison Company, USA develops Kinetescope.
One person at a time may watch moving images
1895 Lumiere Brothers, Paris
Paying audiences can watch moving images
The films were accompanied by lectures, music and audience participation
Early XX Century. National Film Industries established.
In Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia Film grew as much as America
1906. ANIMATION
Recognised as the first film in animation, ‘Humorous Phases of Funny Faces‘. It is a silent cartoon.
1906. COLOUR
Colour was added to black and white movies through tinting, stencil and toning
1909 Kinemacolor, Great Britain
1909. Aspect Ratio. Edison 3:4
1927 Synchronised Dialogue, USA
THE JAZZ SINGER – made with the system Vitaphone, presented as a talkie
1930s Synchronised Sound and Full Colour
1952. Cinerama.
Three projectors were used in synchronicity to create three images concurrently inducing an ultra-wide picture.
1953. Cinemascope
1955. Todd – AO
End of 1950s. Aspect Ratio 1:2.35 or 1:1.66
IMAX.
The Big Screen Vs T.V.
3D
Roundhay Garden Scene
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Short Films
Short Films are an excellent way of expression in less time. Whether it be fictitious, animation, a message about an organisation. Short films allow the exploration of a theme in a coherent manner.
The range and variety of short films today is enormous. They are utilised for publicity, to transmit an important message, for entertainment purposes. The field is expanding and continues to grow.
The first films with sound came out during the second decade of the 20th Century. Prior to this only silent movies existed in black and white. How far can we go? Today we can see 3D movies and have the pleasure of surround sound.
The Space 