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| multiple determinants of film |
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| technological, industrial, social, political, cultural, aesthetic |
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| 1893 Chicago world's fair, lead to kinetoscope parlors |
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| April 24, 1896 Edison revealed his invention |
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| Vaudeville theater - variety theater, musical |
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| the nickelodeon - pay a nickel and see a bunch of short shows, including film shorts |
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| influences of early film: |
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| newspapers, political cartoons, cartoon strips, magic lantern shows, popular theater |
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| almost like a photograph, often used by D.W. Griffeth |
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| needed for early silent films, but later the camera took the role - help shape events that happen and the audience's perception |
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| naturalism and fourth-wall aesthetics |
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| the actors have to act as if the cameras are not there and they are not aware of the audience. |
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| it puts a focus on the lower classes, use amature actors to make the experience feel more real and authentic, subject matter of film deals with every day life |
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| from artisanal to industrial |
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| they rationalized production - big movie studios started using the industrial model to produce films, and turned them out on a regular basis |
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| from heterogeneity to homogeneity |
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| there was a change in style - heterogeneity was when there was a mix of real shots and manufactured sets |
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| movies were once referred to as life like pictures - the camera would film the actors from 12 feet away (12 foot line) to make them appear life size on the screen - later became the 9 foot line despite protests that the people on screen looked like giants |
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| in vaudeville, there were any attractions, but the feature film was the one that was the big attraction |
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| the first tabloid devoted to movie stars - the first fan magazine |
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| showing vs. telling - a narrator tells but the camera shows |
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