RTF 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nitrocellulose, Paper Print, Unesco
12 Dec 2019
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Gets technology from the uk after lumier bros deny him. Realizes stop motion photography can create tricks. Begins to make trick films- all done within the camera. Begin to see a cinematic movement to films with more than one scene. From 1896 1912 made more than 500 films. Made studios in new york and texas. Copyright became a huge problem for him. Declined in 1912- he continued to be an artist while his work began to become an industry. Quit in 1915 and by 1930"s was selling toys in a kiosk. The story of the kelly gang: australia, 1906. Listed in unesco as the first narrative film. Historiography- how do we tell history, who tells the story. The library of congress paper print collection. Largest motion picture collection in the world. Distribution- process of supplying films to the places where they will be shown. Exhibition- process of showing the finished film to audiences.
