Early Cinema

The birth of CINEMA
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The birth of CINEMA

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TASK:

Make a short film (20 - 40 sec.) in which you show a visual effect like it was made by the early filmmakers. 
(do research if necessary, watch clips of Méliès' work again)

Work in groups of 3. A tripod may be useful...
Hand in the result on Friday.

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STEPS to take:

  1. Discuss in your group: what sfx are you going to create?
  2. Go to a place where you can do the filming
  3. after filming, you need to edit (on your phone or laptop).
  4. Bring the result to class tomorrow

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  • France becomes a republic again
  • In The Hague the king fears for his life
  • So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.
The invention of CINEMA changed the world


  • In 1895 the Lumière brothers presented the first moving pictures to a paying audience in Paris. This was the beginning of CINEMA.


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  • France becomes a republic again
  • In The Hague the king fears for his life
  • So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.

  • Films were short and silent. Live (piano) music enhanced the emotional experience.
  • Subjects: local scenes, foreign lands and short comedies.

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  • France becomes a republic again
  • In The Hague the king fears for his life
  • So, in 1848, King Willem II turns from a conservative into a liberal overnight.
George Méliès (1861 - 1938)


  • This French moviemaker was the first to use special effects.

  • He is the "father" of the science fiction films.

  • His most famous film is "Trip to the moon", from 1902.

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