[FILM TV 106A] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (27 pages long!)
29 Nov 2016
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Dichotomy of motion picture: business versus art form. Unlike other art forms because it was made for everyone, not just the elite. Running horse motion picture; hired by leeland stanford. Thomas edison and wkl dickson bring motion pictures to business. Could hold about a minute of film. Projection of photographs on a screen for audiences. Revolutionized entertainment; usually, not much to do on weekends for cheap entertainment. Before, the only available entertainment was for the rowdy drinking male . The great train robbery leads to high demand for similar films. One reel subjects: topicals, westerns, and melodramas. Located in downtowns of cities across america. Shift to fiction film-->easier to standardize; can do whenever. Changes us copyright laws; must receive movie rights to your story. Lubin, essanay, selig, kleine, kalem, pathe, gaumont--alice guy. Coalition of major companies / inventors; royalties scheme to profit off movies. Edison claims to own all movies since they use his invention.
