1. Cinema History The Southern Gentleman
Edward Bowen
Introduction to Motion Pictures

2. History of Motion Pictures
“The Sneeze” (1894) Edison
About 5 Seconds
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3. History of Motion Pictures
“Boxing Cats” (1894) Thomas Edison
About 20 seconds
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4. History of Motion Pictures
“The Kiss” or “May Irwin Kiss” (1896) Edison
About 20 seconds
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5. History of Motion Pictures
L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (1896) Lumiere
About 1 minute
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6. History of Motion Pictures
“Santa Claus” (1898) George Albert Smith
About 1.5 minutes
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7. History of Motion Pictures
“Cendrillon (Cinderella)” (1899) Georges Melies
About 5 minutes
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8. History of Motion Pictures
“Fire” (1901) James Williamson
Around 5 minutes
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9. History of Motion Pictures
 Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) Georges Melies
Around 15 minutes
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10. History of Motion Pictures
Thomas Edison, Edwin S. Porter – “Life of an American Fireman” and “The Great Train Robbery” (1903)
MAMS EP Porter
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11. History of Motion Pictures
“The Life of an American Fireman” (1903) William S. Porter / Edison About 6 minutes
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12. History of Motion Pictures
“The Great Train Robbery” (1903) William S. Porter / Edison About 12 minutes
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13. History of Motion Pictures
“Rescued by Rover” (1905) Cecil Hepworth
Around 6 minutes
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14. History of Motion Pictures
“The Story of the Kelly Gang” (1906) Charles Tait
70 minutes
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15. History of Motion Pictures
1908 – D.W. Griffith directs his first film, “The Adventures of Dolly,” for American Mutoscope and Biograph. 15

16. 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.
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17. History of Motion Pictures
1910 – D.W. Griffith starts traveling to Los Angeles to shoot films, following a trend that began in 1907. 17

18. 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.
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19. History of Motion Pictures
“Suspense” (1913) Lois Weber
Around 10 minutes.
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20. 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.
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21. History of Motion Pictures
Women in early cinema.
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22. History of Motion Pictures
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

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

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. 24

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. 25

26. 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

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

28. History of Motion Pictures
1915
The Romance of the South 28

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

30. History of Motion Pictures
February 8, 1915
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31. History of Motion Pictures
“The Birth of a Nation”
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32. History of Motion Pictures
“The Birth of a Nation”
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33. History of Motion Pictures
“The Birth of a Nation”
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34. History of Motion Pictures
Spike Lee
Optional Viewing: Spike Lee On Tyler Perry's Movies Shows! Its Coonery Buffoonery 34

35. History of Motion Pictures
“The Birth of A Nation (2016) Nate Parker
Watch: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Takes Aim at 1915 Original 35

36. History of Motion Pictures
1915
The Ku Klux Klan is reborn
At it’s peak in the 1920s, membership exceeded 4 million
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1928 36