MUSIC 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Edwin S. Porter, Player Piano, Thomas Edison
26 Jan 2016
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The zoopraxiscope (1879)- project several images to present the illusion of movement. The kinetoscope (1891) peephole viewer with a continuous loop of film. The kinetophone (1895) a kinetoscope with a phonograph installed in the box. The arrival of a train (youtube video link) 3/continuity of tradition: long history of history of musical accompaniment for visual presentation. Accompaniment provided by: gramophone, solo piano, piano with singer, small orchestra (less than 10 musicians) Popular to classical-often little relationship to the film. Without music, but with sound effects, live dialog or narration. Continuous music provided mechanically (phonograph or player piano)- Not the fist narrative, but over ten minutes in length, multiple scenes, sets, costumes etc. -early model for narrative film to come. First narrative film to use discontinuous action cross cutting. Narrative films become most important element films become longer plots become more complex.
