Louis Le Prince In 1887, applied for a patent for a camera that was capable of talking motion pictures. He began using his camera to photograph scenes in Leeds. In 1887, applied for a patent for a camera that was capable of talking motion pictures. He began using his camera to photograph scenes in Leeds. In 1889, he built a projector that would show the images on screen. In 1889, he built a projector that would show the images on screen. IN 1890, Le Prince crossed the English Channel to France on business. On 9/16, he boarded a train that would take him to Paris. He never arrived. Both he and his baggage completely vanished. IN 1890, Le Prince crossed the English Channel to France on business. On 9/16, he boarded a train that would take him to Paris. He never arrived. Both he and his baggage completely vanished. No one ever discovered what happened to him. No one ever discovered what happened to him.

Auguste and Louis Lumière

Cinematographe 16 lb / up to 50 sec. of film

How it works… Louis Lumière thought of a sewing machine Louis Lumière thought of a sewing machine Intermittent movement- Stop and go sequence. Intermittent movement- Stop and go sequence. The shutter closes each time and a set of claws engages perforations on each side of the film, pulling the film along. Claws relase, leaving the film steady while the shutter opens. The shutter closes each time and a set of claws engages perforations on each side of the film, pulling the film along. Claws relase, leaving the film steady while the shutter opens. The shutters close again and the claws move film to next frame. The shutters close again and the claws move film to next frame. The human eye can’t distinguish between individual images. The human eye can’t distinguish between individual images.

December 28, 1895

First commercial screening First commercial screening Responsible for the international spread of cinema Responsible for the international spread of cinema Took screenings around the world Took screenings around the world George Melies at attendance of one screening George Melies at attendance of one screening 16 frames / second 16 frames / second “flickers” “flickers” became standard for films for 25 years became standard for films for 25 years Actualites-documentaries Actualites-documentaries “soft news” “soft news” Remakes of comics Remakes of comics Product Placement Product Placement

Timeline 1895 Lumière brothers patent the Cinematographe; they exhibit 10 films in the first commercial screening for the audience Lumière brothers patent the Cinematographe; they exhibit 10 films in the first commercial screening for the audience Lumière cameramen begin filming around the world Lumière cameramen begin filming around the world Lumières build giant Cinematographe screen at the Universal Exhibition in Paris 1900 Lumières build giant Cinematographe screen at the Universal Exhibition in Paris 1911 Antoine Lumière dies Antoine Lumière dies The Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to open, with Louis Lumière as honorary chairman. The outbreak of WWI cancels it The Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to open, with Louis Lumière as honorary chairman. The outbreak of WWI cancels it.

Georges Méliès ( )

Began his career as a magician

LumièreAttended one of the Lumière brothers screenings. Invented the Theatrograph motion picture camera

Invented Stop motion photography camera jam bus turned into a hearse

Made Nearly 500 films (150 exist today) Never moved the camera once. Fantasy films Most famous film is A Trip to the Moon (1902) Comic fantasy Science fiction 30 scenes

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

“Artificially arranged scenes”- Narrative film Construction of a storyline rather than real life events