Cinema History The Southern Gentleman Edward Bowen Introduction to Motion Pictures

History of Motion Pictures “The Sneeze” (1894) Edison About 5 Seconds Watch: http://youtu.be/2wnOpDWSbyw 2

History of Motion Pictures “Boxing Cats” (1894) Thomas Edison About 20 seconds Watch: https://youtu.be/k52pLvVmmkU 3

History of Motion Pictures “The Kiss” or “May Irwin Kiss” (1896) Edison About 20 seconds Watch: http://youtu.be/Q690-IexNB4 4

History of Motion Pictures L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (1896) Lumiere About 1 minute Watch: http://youtu.be/b9MoAQJFn_8 5

History of Motion Pictures “Santa Claus” (1898) George Albert Smith About 1.5 minutes Optional Viewing: http://youtu.be/bmSJ5SAXHws 6

History of Motion Pictures “Cendrillon (Cinderella)” (1899) Georges Melies About 5 minutes Optional Viewing: https://youtu.be/cAUX6Qokkvo 7

History of Motion Pictures “Fire” (1901) James Williamson Around 5 minutes   Optional Viewing: http://youtu.be/4fzObxlvOC8 8

History of Motion Pictures  Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) Georges Melies Around 15 minutes Watch: http://youtu.be/iTEODB_s87M 9

History of Motion Pictures Thomas Edison, Edwin S. Porter – “Life of an American Fireman” and “The Great Train Robbery” (1903) MAMS EP 1 003 Porter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmsCtNq29Go Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmsCtNq29Go 10

History of Motion Pictures “The Life of an American Fireman” (1903) William S. Porter / Edison About 6 minutes Optional Viewing: http://youtu.be/nyjceskGZIc 11

History of Motion Pictures “The Great Train Robbery” (1903) William S. Porter / Edison About 12 minutes Optional Viewing: http://youtu.be/Bc7wWOmEGGY 12

History of Motion Pictures “Rescued by Rover” (1905) Cecil Hepworth Around 6 minutes Optional Viewing: http://youtu.be/QzygbgYCa5U 13

History of Motion Pictures “The Story of the Kelly Gang” (1906) Charles Tait 70 minutes Optional Viewing: https://youtu.be/7_MyUWnQ7Cw 14

History of Motion Pictures 1908 – D.W. Griffith directs his first film, “The Adventures of Dolly,” for American Mutoscope and Biograph. 15

History of Motion Pictures From 1908 to 1915, D.W. Griffith advances the art and technique of dramatic storytelling in film more than any other filmmaker. Watch: http://youtu.be/lO75AXdZ3IE 16

History of Motion Pictures 1910 – D.W. Griffith starts traveling to Los Angeles to shoot films, following a trend that began in 1907. 17

History of Motion Pictures From 1908 to 1915, D.W. Griffith advances the art and technique of dramatic storytelling in film more than any other filmmaker. Watch: http://youtu.be/GDxRWtaNYRc 18

History of Motion Pictures “Suspense” (1913) Lois Weber Around 10 minutes. Optional Viewing: https://youtu.be/zfgiUvBaosg 19

History of Motion Pictures From 1908 to 1915, D.W. Griffith advances the art and technique of dramatic storytelling in film more than any other filmmaker. Watch: https://youtu.be/hysoo0g_Ga0 20

History of Motion Pictures Women in early cinema. Watch: http://youtu.be/Ip24wEq1fzE 21

History of Motion Pictures 1910 - 26 million people are going to the movies a year, roughly a quarter of the population. 1914 – Nearly every city in American with a population of more than 4,000 has a movie theater. 22

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The United States has yet to enter World War I. 23

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The United States has yet to enter World War I. The U.S. House of Representatives denies women the right to vote. 24

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The United States has yet to enter World War I. The U.S. House of Representatives denies women the right to vote. The Lincoln Memorial begins construction. 25

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The United States has yet to enter World War I. The U.S. House of Representatives denies women the right to vote. The Lincoln Memorial begins construction. Babe Ruth hits his first career home run. 26

History of Motion Pictures 1915 50th Anniversary of the End of the Civil War 27

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The Romance of the South 28

History of Motion Pictures 1915 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the 13th Amendment 29

History of Motion Pictures February 8, 1915 Watch: http://mtmedia.mtsu.edu:8888/Nickeledeon Birth Premiere.mov 30

History of Motion Pictures “The Birth of a Nation” Watch: http://youtu.be/ymhKFaeLVmE 31

History of Motion Pictures “The Birth of a Nation” Watch: http://youtu.be/YeTeYGRWpvU 32

History of Motion Pictures “The Birth of a Nation” Optional Viewing: https://youtu.be/8PrYrRt-M1s http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/134463/Birth-of-a-Nation-The-Original-Movie-Promo-Walter-Huston-interviews-D-W-Griffith.html 33

History of Motion Pictures Spike Lee Optional Viewing: Spike Lee On Tyler Perry's Movies Shows! Its Coonery Buffoonery http://youtu.be/Ciwhh3fB6vE 34

History of Motion Pictures “The Birth of A Nation (2016) Nate Parker Watch: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Takes Aim at 1915 Original http://www.wsj.com/video/the-birth-of-a-nation-takes-aim-at-1915-original/A0820AF3-0B6C-4BC0-96CE-91945699294B.html 35

History of Motion Pictures 1915 The Ku Klux Klan is reborn At it’s peak in the 1920s, membership exceeded 4 million Watch: http://youtu.be/5u1QARlCph0 1928 36