The Lumiere brothers thought the cinema industry was going to be just a fad, so they didn‘t want to sell their machines. Instead they went on tour abroad and showed films in theatres and cafes. Their catalogue of one shot scenics expanded quickly and included views of Spain, Egypt, Italy and Japan. The Lumiere brothers were known for their topicals and scenic movies; they produced staged films that were mostly short comic
Kodak specialized in the photographic film and camera market which enabled them to rapidly expand their operations. However, technological changes in the industry saw a shift from the film to digital photography. Kodak was slow in responding to the market which led to its loss of market share to Fujifilm, a Japanese company. This assignment serves to analyze these two companies and compare their respective management approaches. Kodak has been known for its pioneering technology and innovative marketing.
CINEMASCOPE: Trade name used by 20th Century Fox for its widescreen process. First Cinemascope film was The Robe (1954). The 35mm image is “unsqueezed” in projection to a 70mm image. VISTAVISION: Paramount’s response to cinemascope, an non-anamorphic process that made the 35mm image twice as large. Because of its expense, now used primarily for special effects.
Could IMAX thrive as a niche player that made large format films and systems? 2. Would increasing the number of Hollywood movies released in IMAX format save the firm or dilute the IMAX brand? 3. Should Hollywood movies be released simultaneously in regular and large format?
Catherine Barrett Thomas Edison State College American Cinema Assignment 1 11/13/14 What factors led to the development of the motion picture industry? Discuss motion picture industry development in terms of the need for technological innovations and narrative structure. In your answer, be sure to discuss the role Hollywood has played in American culture through the years. Who would ever believe that a bet about whether or not all four hooves of a horse were all off the ground at the same time, would lead us into the motion picture industry? (Lewis 7) But that is exactly what started the evolution of the motion picture.
Animation and Live Action Movies: An investigation into their co-operative strengths and weaknesses On this essay I will be covering a comparison between live action films and animation – both entertaining things but both of them have their advantages and disadvantages. I will try to point out some of the things and have an understanding about these two things, what’s their relationship. First of all here are some facts about animation and live action films. First animation was produced in 1906 called “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton. It was a very simple animation where only few part of a character was moving but it had one of the main things at that time - interacting with its creator.
Progressing to working as an assistant for Roberto Rossellini on Open City, Fellini was exposed to neorealism, the cinematic movement that used non-professional actors and worked on actual locations for realness, for the first time. Thus he started learning to produce films on raw materials and reality. Shortly, Fellini was able to produce his own films. Fellini's first directing product, with Alberto Lattuada, was Variety Lights (1950). Though some critics described it as a failure, its revenue allowed him to direct his first solo film, The White Sheik (1952).
Many young or first time filmmakers shoot low budget films to prove their talent before doing bigger productions. Now, young filmmakers rely on film festivals for pre promotion. They use this to gain acclaim and attention for their films, which often leads to a limited release in theatres. Some low budget films gain a cult following and this often leads to a wide release . Low budget films can be
Man Ray is one of my favorite filmmakers from the surrealist era. Usually I’m attracted to the implied violence of his work. This movie however did not seem to allude to violence like his other films do. This film was seductive in a more sedative way. A lot of the film was shot in a dreamy way almost as if the viewer was looking through water.
The history of cinema in Germany can be traced back to the years shortly after the introduction of cinema. On November 1, 1895 Max Skladanowsky and his brother Emil demonstrated their self-invented film projector the Bioscop at the Wintergarten music hall in Berlin. A 15-minute series of eight short films, it was the first screening of films to a paying audience in Europe. In its earliest days, the cinematograph was perceived as an attraction for upper class audiences, but the novelty of moving pictures did not last long. Soon, trivial short films were being shown as fairground attractions aimed at the working and lower-middle class.