- 1920 UNITED STATES FRANCE EUROP
(Hollywood)
1800-1895 Thomas Edison Louis and Auguste Lumière
- Phonographs - c. 1894: designed the Cinématographe camera
- Kinetoscopes - 1895 first film: WORKERS LEAVING THE FACTORY
- 28-12-1895 Screening at the Grand Café
1895-1905 Was the largest market for motion pictures, Lumières
since it had more theatres per capita than any Began exhibiting their films abroad. Thus the history of
Early filmmaking other country. US films concentrated on the cinema in many countries begins with the arrival of the
domestic market. Cinématographe
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903) -> Ceased production in 1905
‘peep shows’: individuele kijkkast Charles Pathé
voorstellingen Made lots of films and sold his camera, most widely used
camera until end 1910s. Company became the largest film
company.
Georges Méliès
Magician of the Cinema. Used stop motion etc to make
fantasy movies.
Sleutelfiguur van Cinema of Attractions
, Small number of firms cooperate to control the - Zeer trage
market, oligopoly. bioscoop, do
Independent firms fight back. - Gingen vee
(Oorzaken: V
huiselijkheid
Maatschappelijke onrust door nickelodeons. nationale pro
Oorzaken verburgerlijk
- Urbanisatie + nieuwe migratiegolf uit Oost en
Zuid Europa (einde ‘echte’ Amerikaanse
levensstijl en identiteit)
- Sociale conflicten over arbeid en
vrijetijdsbesteding
Bioscoopgevaar:
- Recente migranten groot deel publiek
- Veel exploitanten waren allochtoon
- Aanbod vooral Europese films (Pathé)
Reactie: nationalistisch discours
- Economische samenwerking (Motion Picture
Patent Company)
- Zelfcensuur
- Verburgerlijking van de filmstijl en
bioscoopervaring: The companies tried to
improve the image of film: releasing more
prestigious films that would appeal to middle-
and upper class.
Verburgerlijking
- Complexe verhalen (bekende romans, toneel)
- Psychologsiche diepgang
- Moralistischer
- Amerikaanse onderwerpen
The move to Hollywood (early 1910s)
- Weather permitted outdoor filming
- Variety of landscapes
- Western genre was popular, looked more
authentic in the real West
(Hollywood)
1800-1895 Thomas Edison Louis and Auguste Lumière
- Phonographs - c. 1894: designed the Cinématographe camera
- Kinetoscopes - 1895 first film: WORKERS LEAVING THE FACTORY
- 28-12-1895 Screening at the Grand Café
1895-1905 Was the largest market for motion pictures, Lumières
since it had more theatres per capita than any Began exhibiting their films abroad. Thus the history of
Early filmmaking other country. US films concentrated on the cinema in many countries begins with the arrival of the
domestic market. Cinématographe
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903) -> Ceased production in 1905
‘peep shows’: individuele kijkkast Charles Pathé
voorstellingen Made lots of films and sold his camera, most widely used
camera until end 1910s. Company became the largest film
company.
Georges Méliès
Magician of the Cinema. Used stop motion etc to make
fantasy movies.
Sleutelfiguur van Cinema of Attractions
, Small number of firms cooperate to control the - Zeer trage
market, oligopoly. bioscoop, do
Independent firms fight back. - Gingen vee
(Oorzaken: V
huiselijkheid
Maatschappelijke onrust door nickelodeons. nationale pro
Oorzaken verburgerlijk
- Urbanisatie + nieuwe migratiegolf uit Oost en
Zuid Europa (einde ‘echte’ Amerikaanse
levensstijl en identiteit)
- Sociale conflicten over arbeid en
vrijetijdsbesteding
Bioscoopgevaar:
- Recente migranten groot deel publiek
- Veel exploitanten waren allochtoon
- Aanbod vooral Europese films (Pathé)
Reactie: nationalistisch discours
- Economische samenwerking (Motion Picture
Patent Company)
- Zelfcensuur
- Verburgerlijking van de filmstijl en
bioscoopervaring: The companies tried to
improve the image of film: releasing more
prestigious films that would appeal to middle-
and upper class.
Verburgerlijking
- Complexe verhalen (bekende romans, toneel)
- Psychologsiche diepgang
- Moralistischer
- Amerikaanse onderwerpen
The move to Hollywood (early 1910s)
- Weather permitted outdoor filming
- Variety of landscapes
- Western genre was popular, looked more
authentic in the real West
