FILM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Citizen Kane, Karyn Kusama, The Lonedale Operator
6 Dec 2017
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Lecture 2: classical narrative cinema: story + plot: > very early films (esp. those of lumiere brothers made in mid-1890s. 1900), tended to be shot in one take presented only simple events: train arriving at station; workers leaving factory; friends playing cards. > lumiere brothers were definitely some of the first pioneers who invented cinema. > idea that purpose of film is to record reality. > by 1900s, films started to have more developed plots, but those existed as linear successions of vignettes that were presented as short scenes on stage (george melies"s trip to the moon 1902) > trip to the moon is one of first examples of special effects in cinema. > pro filming space: things in front of the camera. > basic film techniques that don"t require cuts. > long takes that can last up to several minutes takes tell a story.
