Unit 2: Set #1 From Interesting Pictures to a Storyline Méliès- The Artificially Arranged Scene

Review: Méliès Movies so far:

What special effects exist in this film? Multiple exposure Known as “Cinemagic”

Méliès Cinemagic Double exposure: When the same frame gets repeatedly exposed to light causing two images.

Méliès Cinemagic Stop Motion: When the camera is stopped and the scene is reset to make something appear, disappear, or change.

Méliès Cinemagic Fade: Where the image on the screen dims to black.

Méliès Cinemagic Dissolve: Where the image on the screen is double exposed over the next scene.

Méliès Cinemagic Masking: Where a paper or metal frame is placed over the camera lens to darken part of the shot.

Méliès Cinemagic Animation: The use of drawings- frame by frame to make pictures move.

Classcraft Challenge As a team, watch the movie “Journey to the Moon". Filling out the organizer of special effects. The fastest team with the most correct answers will receive: 1:200 XP and 100 Gold 2: 100 XP 50 Gold 3: 50 XP 25 Gold 4: 25 XP 15 Gold 5: 15 XP 10 Gold Ties are allowed, so it is possible that several teams get the first place. READY TO PLAY???.

Begin Notes: Other filmmakers around the world watched Méliès work and began copying his techniques:

Spanish Film Maker: Chomon “Easter Eggs” Méliès began working on something new…

The Artificially Arranged Scene: The construction of a storyline rather than catching real life sequences. Totally a unique idea. Highly innovative.

Cendrillon: Méliès planned twenty scenes. Once filmed he arranged them Chronologically. 1- Cinderella in the Kitchen 11. The Prince and Cinderella 2. The Fairy 12. The Arrival at the Church 3. The Transformation of the Rat 13. The Wedding 4. The Pumpkin Changes to a Carriage 14. Cinderella’s Sisters 5. The Ball at the King’s Palace 15. The King 6. The Hour of Midnight 16. The Nuptial Cortege 7. The Bedroom of Cinderella 17. The Bride’s Ballet 8. The Dance of the Clocks The Celestial Spheres 9. The Prince and the Slipper The Transformation 10. The Godmother and Cinderella The Triumph of Cinderella Méliès found that he could film the scenes out of order and edit them together making his filming more flexible.

CLASSCRAFT FOREST RUN!!!! Méliès filmed several takes of his film. They must be put in order, so the story is understandable. The team must assemble the pieces in order. All teams that participate get XP. Fastest team will get 500 gold Second fastest team will get 100 gold Third fastest team will get 75 gold Fourth fastest team get 50 gold Fifth fastest team will get 25 gold

Let’s watch: “Cendrillon” or “Cinderella”

1902: Trip to the Moon Méliès most famous film. Took three months to film. Ten Thousand Francs (Largest budget of the time period.) 800 feet in length. Modeled after Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon. First Science Fiction Movie

The Arranged Scenes: (Don’t Copy this) The Scientific Congress Prisoners!!! Planning the Trip Kingdom of the Moon The Workshop Construction The Flight Casting of the Monster Gun Wild Pursuit The Astronomers enter the Shell Departure from the Moon Loading the Gun Vertical Drop into Space Fire!!!! Splashing into the Open Sea Flight through Space At the Bottom of the Ocean Landed Right in the Eye. Rescue and Return to Port Seeing Earth Triumphal March Past The Plain of Craters Crowing and Decorating the Heroes The Dream Procession of Marines The Snowstorm Inauguration and Statue Descending a Lunar Crater Public Rejoicings Interior of the Moon Encounter with the Selenites

“Trip to the Moon”