AHSS*2190 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eadweard Muybridge, Shutter Speed, Celluloid
3 Aug 2018
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Kinetoscope: use a series of still images to create illusion of motion (cid:498)persistence of vision(cid:499) To make movies possible: camera with high enough shutter speed, film strip that takes multiple exposures quickly, what is celluloid, ability to project images on a screen. How does it work: a motion picture camera projector is essentially a camera in reverse. Invention takes off quickly: becomes major cultural industry. Motion pictures: filmmaker develops techniques such as camera angles and editing, profit motivation emerges very quickly. In first half of 20th century, movies are most popular and influential medium of culture in united states: studios were in command and control, films serve as primary source of information about society, development of the (cid:498)talkie(cid:499) American point of view: movies reflect dominant ideologies and interests from, production of films required steady flow of releases. Making and producing movies: fictional narratives are easy to do, division of labour emerges early in this industry(cid:495)s history.
