Part I: The History of Film
As early as 1829, the famous Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau discovered a phenomenon. When an object disappears from view, the object’s image will remain on the human retina for a period of time. This discovery is known as “Persistence of Vision.” Based on this principle, Joseph Plateau invented “Phenakistiscope” in 1832. “Phenakistiscope” makes the picture sheet traced on a jagged paper plate move by movement, and the visual picture of movement is broken down into various images. In 1834, American William Horner’s “Praxcinoscope” was successfully tested.
In 1895, Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière of France developed the “Cinematograph,” based on the equipment of Thomas Edison. The “Cinematograph” had three main functions: photography, projection, and printing. The Lumière brothers were the first people to use the screen for the projection of films.
From 1896 to 1912, the early cinema still hadn’t left its nascent traces. With its vaudeville and magic gestures, which were a novelty to the public. lumière’s film’s most striking feature was its documentary nature, with its direct shots of real life, which gave people a sense of being there. It makes the pioneer of the realistic naturalistic film style and forming the documentary tradition cinema. After a year and a half, lumière showing short documentary films about life in France. Due to the times and naturalism limitations that Interest waned, no one wanted to see them anymore. But this fledgling dilemma did not affect the trend of cinema. Another French film pioneer, Georges Méliès, emerged at this time. He moves cinema from the documentary “Moving Pictures” to the art cinema. This activity was making many creative contributions to the development of cinema.
Trip to the Moon, based on two famous science fiction novels by Jules Verne and HG Wells. This was one of his crowning achievements and had a profound impact on the history of cinema. This film depicts a fantastical story of one group of astronomers dressed in astrologers’ costumes who travel to the Moon. The astronomers emerge from the craft and enjoy a fantastic view of Moon’s crater. After dark, when they awoke frozen from their dreams, they went into a large cave, where they saw the moon gods, giant mushrooms, and all sorts of oddities. After a few dangerous turns, they fly back to Earth in a cannonball vehicle. Then after a strange trip under the sea, they end up at the unveiling of a statue. Méliès’s contribution to cinema’s art was a significant step toward becoming a separate visual and audio-visual art form.
Timeline of Film
1880 Multiple inventions
In the 1880s, multiple inventors began working on various sorts of moving picture cameras or motion picture cameras. The first films were created by the end of the decade.
1890 First Public Displays
The first public showings of films took place in the 1890s. The first theater was built in Philadelphia in 1899. Film companies began building film studios around 1900.
1903 The Great Train Robbery
In 1903, the Edison Corporation produced the first western and established the use of shots and editing in film. This also marks the growing popularity of story films, over daily life scenes or news.
1910 Edison’s Kinetophone
Edison invented the Kinetophone, making talkies an option. They would not become popular for more than 20 years, however.
1935 Technicolor
With the release of Becky Sharp, audiences could now see films in technicolor. Two-color film technology had been available, but rarely used since 1922.
1953 Wide Screen
With the invention of television, film needed to up its. New widescreen processes to produce bigger and more exciting films were the answer.
1953 First 3-D Film
The first 3-D film, relying upon stereoscopic technology, achieved wide release in 1953. Earlier attempts had been made, but the 1950s saw the popularity of 3-d.
1976 Introduction of the Steadycam
The Steadycam, first used in Rocky, became available offering new options to filmmakers.
2003 Home Entertainment Revenues Exceeded Box Office
In 2003, for the first time, home entertainment revenues exceeded the box office. The DVD took over for the video cassette in 2003 as well.
2003 Growth of 3D films
With improving technology, 3D films became more popular. In addition, a number of new IMAX facilities, offering larger format screens were constructed. Today, many large-budget films can be watched in 2D or 3D.