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In class, you received a reading over the early history of film. Below are some questions for you to answer over the reading. Be sure to do so in complete sentences. For some of these answers, you may need to search the Internet.
1. In your own words, explain how Eaweard Muybridge rigged his cameras to photograph the horse.
2. What were the advantages of the Lumiere brothers' Cinématographe over Edison's kinetograph? What were the disadvantages? (check out http://www.earlycinema.com/pioneers/lumiere_bio.html for information)
3. What was the Trust?
4. In your own words, explain the meaning of the word "nickelodean."
5. Why did the U.S. Movie industry move from New York to Los Angeles? Provide at least 2 reasons from your readings.
6. Who wrote the novel on which "The Birth of a Nation" was based?
7. What are "B-movies" and what did they have to do with block booking and blind booking?
Date Assigned: Monday, January 13th 2014
Assignment: Answer the questions in complete sentences based on our in class reading and your own Internet research
Date Due (Full Credit): From Monday, January 13th - Monday, January 20th
Date Due (Half Credit): Tuesday, January 21st - Monday, January 27th
1.Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings across the track so when the horse ran by they photographed motion.
ReplyDelete2.The advantages were they used light making the pictures clearer to see and they made more money showing it to larger groups. The disadvantages were they were not the original makers of this.
3.The trust was short for Motion Picture Patents company.
4. Nickelodeon was a clever way of putting two words together because they only costed a nickel and odeon was greek for theater.
5.The movie producers left to escape Edisons monopoly, and for all year round great weather.
6.This movie was based off of D. W. Griffiths civil war epic.
7.B movies were low-cost films with actors in training and they had to do with block booking because they were forced to show these one way or another
1. Rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings across a track.
ReplyDelete2.Produced around 15,000,000 plates a year. They were very successful. The weight and size was an issue and only one person could view it at once.
3. Film producers of the US and France created an organization called the motion picture co.
4. The word odeon is Greek for theater and the nickel part stands for how much they were to get into the theater.
5. To escape the grip of Edison's monopoly and California has great whether for filming outside.
6. Based on the novel and play the clansman.
7. Less expensive movies. Made both production and distribution operations more economical.
1. He rigged the camera so that he could tell if the horse lifted his hooves when he galloped.
ReplyDelete2.The Cinematographe was smaller then the kinetograph, weighed less, and was hand cranked. They also used incorporate the principle of intermittent movement , an idea Edison rejected. A disadvantage is that the cimeographe was slower then the kinetograph.
3.Primary patent holders and film producers of the USA and France that Edison got together to form the Mation Picture Patents Company (Trust).
4.It's a place to see a movie for a nickel.
5.It had great weather for shooting outdoor scenes all year long. It also had many different landscapes for different types of movies and backgrounds.
6.It was based on plays written by a North Carolina layer named Thomas Dixon Jr.
7.They were movies that were low-budget and used new actors that were "stars in the making". People who owned independednt theaters were forced to show movies with unknown actors, also called block booking. Independent owners also had to show movies wihtout watching previews, called blind booking.
1. Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings along the track so that when the horse ran by, it set off the cameras and created a series of photographs.
ReplyDelete2. Some advantages of the Lumiere brother's Cinématographe over Edison's kinetograph was that it was smaller and more lightweight. There was also less grinding noise due to less film being used. A disadvantage was because there was less film, it was slower than the kinetograph.
3. The Trust is the Motion Picture Patents Company.
4. Nickelodeons were public theaters where admission was a nickel.
5. One reason the U.S. Movie industry moved to California is because they wanted to get away from Edison's lawyers. Another reason is because California had a diverse landscape for different scenes and good weather for making movies year round.
6. Thomas Dixon Jr.
7. B-movies were low cost films whose actors were stars in training. Block booking was making independent theaters show movies with unknown stars in order to get the movies with the established stars. In blind booking, the studios forced theater owners to take their movies without previewing them first. This all went hand in hand for studios to make money.
1. Muybridge rigged his camera by attaching strings to the shutters and then to a series of photographs. By doing this it made the pictures go back and forth, creating an affect of the horse galloping.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages were that it was light-weight and much smaller. A disadvantage was that it was much slower than Edison's device.
3. They were basically the head of the film industry. You had to pay their fees to be able to make movies, and if you didn't pay them, you couldn't.
4. It was a nickel to enter, so that's where they got the "nick" part from, and they used Greek for the "odeon" part.
5. they moved because California had great outdoor setting s for shooting films all year round. It also had a wide variety of scenery, there were some spots that had mountains, others beaches, and some deserts.
6. D. W. Griffith's.
7. B Movies are films that have a low budget and actors that were up-and-coming. With clock booking, you were required to use actors that nobody really knew, and with blind booking they couldn't review the films, which brought in more money.
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ReplyDelete1. He strung up picturesto play one right after the other
ReplyDelete2.Made more money, wasn't as efficient
3.They made oatents for movies
4.A movie theater that cost a nickle to go in
5.for all-year good weather
6. D W Griffith
7.Movies with untrained actors, and they did booking that way because of short time and in whatever condition it was in
1. Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and when the horse ran through the strings it triggered the the cameras.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages were that it weighed less it was 16 fps instead of 48 fps. The disadvantages was that Edison's Kinetograph was to bulky and was resigned to the studio.
3. Trust was Motion Picture Patents Company.
4. Nickelodeons were small movie theaters that charged a nickle for an admission.
5. Los Angeles was popular with the movie industry because it had good weather for shooting all year long. It had varied scenery locations for mountains, beach, desert, and plains.
6. Thomas Dixion Jr.
7. B-movies were were low-cost films whose actors were "stars in training."
1.) Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings across the track. When the horse ran by, the strings tripped the shutters and triggered a series of photographs.
ReplyDelete2.) The brother's invention had a disadvantage. It was a lot smaller, more light weight, and hand cranked. An advantage from the brother's invention was by 1894, they were producing 15,000,000 plates a year. Edison's disadvantage with his invention was that the camera was a colossal piece of machinery and it's weight and size resigned it to the studio.
3.) The Trust was a company founded by Thomas Edison to control the movie equipment business.
4.) Nickelodeons were small theaters.
5.) They left New York so that they could escape the grip of Edison's monopoly. They moved to California because it had great weather for outdoor shooting all year long too.
6.) D.W. Griffith
7.) B-movies are block booking and blind booking. With these B-movies they had to reserve movies without previewing them, and show movies with unknown stars in order to get the movies with established stars.
1.) He rigged a series cameras by attaching a strong to the shutter and ran the string accross the track. Every timethe horse would run by it would trigger the series of cameras and take pictures of the running horse.
ReplyDelete2.) The brothers Cinématographe was better because Edison’s device was bulk the camera, was a colossal piece of machinery and its weight and size resigned it to the studio. Secondly the nature of the kinetoscope the viewer, meant that only one person could experience the films at a time.the brothers camera came with a printer and projector as well.
3.) The Trust was the Motion Picture Patents Comany that Edison got into also known as the movie buisness. Also this is was so that no one could take the cameras, movies, or anything else they were working on.
4.) It was a threater were you could go see the show and it was called this because it was only a nickle to get in.
5.) California had great weather alll year around for outside filming. There were mountains, deserets, beaches,and plains all and ideal place for filming.
6.)The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay, and co-produced the film.
7.) Bmovies are cheap made films that have bad acting low budgets to film the show. BlockBooking was when they would sell units of movies to the threaters for a higher price than it took to even make the movie. Blind Booking is when you take advantage of our last-minute low fares and visit Europe's best destinations with a Blind Booking flight.
1. Muybridge rigged a set of cameras with trip wires that took the pictures as the horse galloped by.
ReplyDelete2. The Lumiere brothers' Cinématographe perfected Edison's vision of film by using light to view and project the film, eliminating the factor of a one-by-one viewing system. In addition to that improvement, Lumiere bothers used equipment that was of a much lighter weight and size as Edison's inventions.
3. The Trust were an organization founded by Thomas Edison and composed of individuals who maintained a strict set of rules for motion picture patents.
4. The word "nickelodeon" was used due to the combination of admission for theaters being just a nickel, and the Greek word for theater: "odeon."
5. Filmmakers moved to California to both escape the reign of The Trust, and to gain access to a variety of ideal shooting locations.
6. D. W. Griffith
7. "B movies" were low-budget films with less-than-popular actors. B movies were often forced upon theaters with the promise of other films with real stars, which was a process known as "block booking." In addition to block booking, blind booking was set into place for around the same reason. Theater owners were forced to show movies without previewing them, hence the term "blind booking."
1. Eaweard Muybridge rigged his cameras by putting a series of cameras along to horse track with a string attached to there shutters, so when the horse would run by it would trip the string and take a picture.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages were that they used light to make the pictures clearer so that they were able to show the pictures to a larger crowd. The disadvantages were they were not the first ones to use this process.
3. The trust was the organization called the Motion Picture Patents Company.
4.Nickelodeon is the combination of two words, a nickle because the theater only cost a nickle and the Greek word for theater is odeon.
5. They moved to L.A. because it was a comfortable distance from Edison's New York lawyers and the scenery varied from mountains, beaches, a desert, and plains.
6. D.W. Griffiths wrote "The Birth of a Nation"
7. B movies are low cost movies with actors that are training and they are called block booking movies because they are forced to show the movies.
1. He had a bunch of cameras that he set up with strings attached to the shutters and as the horse ran by the strings tripped the shutters and there were several photos taken.
ReplyDelete2. The Lumiere brothers made a smaller version, lightweight and was hand cranked. The disadvantage was Edison created an organization and had the trust that improved the quality of motion picture.
3. The Trust had the power to improve the quality of motion pictures.
4.Back then the movie was only a nickel and odeon was a greek word for theater.
5. California had better weather, so that they could have movies outside. California had good scenery locations.
6. D.W. Griffith
7. B-movies were low-cost films and the stars were actors "in training". block booking made theaters show movies with unknown stars, so they could get movies with established stars. blind booking forced theater owners to take their movies without previewing them first. It helped with making money for the B-movies.
1. He was really amazing how he create something that he can call his own.
ReplyDelete2. The one thing is that you can have a shorter film but is a big pain in one way it can totally be a waste of time.
3. Was a guy named Edison Trust.
1. The pictures were strung up so one would play after the other
ReplyDelete2. Made more money, wasnt as efficient
3. They made patents for movies
4. a movie theatre that cost a nickle to go in
5. for all year good weather
6. D.W. Griffith
7. Movies with less known actors and actresses, and the booking was done that way because of short time and that they had to go out regardless of their state.
1. He rigged the camera by attaching a string to the shutters and stretching the string across the track. When the horse ran it hit the strings and caused the camera to take multiple photographs.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages are that it was lightweight and hand cranked. It also acted as a camera, printer, and projector. A disadvantage was that it was slower.
3. The Trust is a Motion Picture Patents Company.
4. Nickelodeons were theaters that charged a nickel to see a film.
5.California has good weather year round. Also, they wanted to escape Edison's lawyers.
6. Thomas Dixon Jr.
7. B movies were low budget films, who used "stars in training" as actors. Independent theaters were forced to show these movies. This is called block booking. Blind booking is where independent owners had to take movies without previewing them first.
1. Muybridge attached string to is cameras and ran it across the track. So when the horse triggered the string. The camera would take pictures.
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3. Trust was an organization called the Motion Picture Patents Company made up of patent holders and film producers
4. Nickleodean means you could go to the theater for a nickle
5. They moved to Los Angeles because you could do outdoor filming all year long and you have different scenery like the mountains, beach, desert, and plains
6. D.W. Griffith
7. B-movies were low cost film whose actors were stars in training. Block booking was when independent theaters were required to show movies with unknown stars in order to get movies with established stars in it. Blind booking was when studios forced theater owners to take their movies without previewing it first.
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ReplyDelete1. He rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings along the track so that when the horse ran by, it set off the cameras and created a series of photographs
ReplyDelete2. An advantage was that is was lighter and smallerthan Edison's kinetograph. It required less film causing there to be less of a grinding noise. A disadvatage was there was less film and it was slower than the kinetograph.
3. The Trust was a organization with patent holders and film prodecers from the U.S. and France. (Motion Picture Patent Company)
4. Nickelodeons were places to see movies for a nickel.
5. It moved to LA because it had warm weather year round and had varied scenery.
6.D.W. Griffith
7. B movies were low cost films that included actors in training. Block booking made theaters not owned by studios toshow movies with unknown stars in order to get the movies with the established stars. In blind booking, the studios forced theater owners to take their movies without previewing them first.
1. Eaweard Muybridge rigged his cameras by attaching string to the shutters of the cameras and ran the strings across the track so when the horse ran by the strings pulled the shutters and the cameras took photos.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages was it wasnt as heavy but the disadvantage was it was slow.
3. The Trust was a company used to be known as Motion Picture Patents Company which improved the quality of motion pictures.
4.Nickelodean means cheap movies shown in theaters to the public.
5.California has great weather for outdoor shootings all year long and they also had alot of great scenery and locations to shoot at.
6.D.W.Griffith.
7.B-Movies are low cost films whos actors werent very popular. Block booking meant they had to show b-movies to get movies with real stars and Blind Booking meant the studios played the films without previewing them.
1) As the text states, Eadweard Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the string across a track. When the horse ran by, the strings tripped the stutters and triggered a series of photographs.
ReplyDelete2) One advantage is, that they were able to make the movies more better to see using light bulbs. A disadvantage is that Edison didn't allow other to make movies.
3) Edison made the trust by rounding up the primary patent holders and film producers. The patents had to sign to an agreement that they would sell films only to trust.
1. He took 24 pictures with his camera made a stop-action film. He did this by attaching string to the shutters on the camera, so when the horse would run by it would trip the string and take a picture. Doing this he also created the 24 FPS video. (Frames Per Second)
ReplyDelete2. Advantage was it used light to make pictures more clear. Although a disadvantage was it was slower than the kinetograph.
3. The trust was the Motion Picture Patents company.
4. The word odean was greak for "Theater". Plus it only costed a nickle to get in.
5. Good weather and longer days.
6. It was Thomas Dixon.
7. B movies were low cost films. Block booking was like an underground theater to show non famous stars and blind booking was when they showed movies with previewing them. This was a big way for movie companies to make money.
1. He rigged cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings across a track. After the horse ran by the strings tripped the shutters and triggering a number of photographs.
ReplyDelete2. The advantages of their project was that it was first occurred successfully on the 22nd of March in 1895, as a worker left it was shown. The disadvantages was the brothers were quick to patent of their native French and applying for a English patent on the 18th of April in 1895
3. The Motion Picture Patents Company.
4. Nickelodeons are the small theaters that were popping up everywhere after Edison premiered his first theater projector.
5. California had great weather, for shooting all year long.The locations for mountains, beach, desert, and plains could all be found in close range.
6.
7. B-movies were low-cost films where the actors were "stars in training" Block booking were required to show movies with unknown stars. Blind Booking were where they forced theater would take their movies without viewing them first.
1. Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the strings across a track. When the horse ran by, the strings tripped the shutters and triggered a series of photographs.
ReplyDelete2. The Lumiere brothers had way better technology and a better setup
3. Edison rounded up the primary patent holders and film producers of the United states and France, and created an organization called the "Motion Picture Patents Company" which is simply known as the trust. The trust had the power to improve the quality of motion pictures in the same way that microsoft improved the quality of computer operating systems during the late 20th century.
4. Nickelodean to me means that the theater cost a nickle to get in.
5. They moved out west because they would have good weather for shooting all year. It also had varied scenery.
6. D. W. Griffith.
7. B-movies are low-cost films whose actors were "stars in training." Blind booking made the theater owners to take the movies without previewing them. Block booking was the opposite.
1.) He (Muybridge) rigged the camera with strings connected, and ran the strings across the track trying to win the bet that he made when his horse collapsed. He took many photos and put them in order and made a film with it.
ReplyDelete2.) The advantages of his product was that it was first occurred successfully on the 22nt of march in 1895, as workers left it was shown. The disadvantages was that the brothers were quick to patent of their native French, and applying for a English patent on the 18th of April in 1895.
3.) The Motion Picture Patents Company.
4.) Nickelodeons are the small theaters that were popping up everywhere after Edison premiered his first theater projector.
5.)The reason why the industry moved from New York to Los Angeles because they had great weather for outdoor shooting all year long. Another reason was their locations for mountains, desert, beaches, and plains were all in close range to where they were at.
6.) The person who wrote "The Birth of a Nation" was, D.W. Griffith.
7.) B-Movies were low-cost films whose actors were "stars in training." Block Booking were required to show movies with unknown stars. Blind Booking were where they forced theater would take their movies without viewing them first.
1. Eadweard Muybridge rigged his cameras by using strings attached to the shutters of his cameras. So when the horse ran by the strings would trip the shutters of the cameras to take photos of the horse running.
ReplyDelete2. The Lumiere brothers' Cinématographe had the advantage that is was lighter than Edison's kinetograph but its disadvantage was that it used a slower film speed which caused the movement of the pictures to be clunky.
3. The Trust was an organization called the Motion Picture Patents Company. The Trust had the full rights to all movie making processes and would prosecute anyone who tried to make a movie without paying the Trusts fees.
4.Nickelodeons means a small theater in the 1800's that charged a nickel for admission.
5. The U.S. Movie industry moved from New York to Los Angeles so filmmakers could escape the Trust and because California had great weather for year round outdoor filming and California offered a variety of location shots.
6. Thomas Dixon wrote the novel on which "The Birth of a Nation" was based.
7. The B-movies were low-cost films whose actors were "stars in training." Block booking and blind booking were practices that enabled studios to make money off of the B-movies.
1. Muybridge rigged his cameras by attaching a string to the shutters and stretching the string across the track. When the horse ran it hit the strings and caused the camera to take multiple photographs which created a sense of movement.
ReplyDelete2. One disadvantage was that it was slower. The advantages included: it was lightweight, hand cranked, and could act as a projector, printer, and camera.
3. The Trust is an organization known as the Motion Picture Patents Company. These individuals had the right to all movie making processes; they would prosecute anyone who attempted to produce a movie without paying the Trust fees.
4. Nickelodeons were theaters that charged one nickel as an entrance fee to view a movie.
5.California has good weather year round which was convenient for outdoor filming. They also wanted to escape Edison's lawyers.
6. Thomas Dixon Jr. wrote the novel that "The Birth of a Nation" was based off of.
7. B movies were low budget films which consisted of "stars in training" as the actors. Blind booking is where independent owners had to take movies without previewing them first. Independent owners also were forced to take movies before previewing them, also known as block booking.
Madisyn Frazee
1, cameras were set up along one side of a horse track and strings were attached to each camera so when the horse ran by, it would trigger the string and make the camera take a picture of the horse running. This was the first act of a motion picture set up.
ReplyDelete2. The Lumiere brothers invention had an advantage by how light it was and the way it acted as a printer/camera. A disadvantage was that it was slow and Edison was quicker at developing a better setup
3. The Trust was a Motion Picture Patents Company which made movies their own, meaning, anyone else who wanted to make a movie had to go through the company. If they didn't, they were likely to get prosecuted.
4. the name nickelodeons came from when movie theaters charged only a nickel to get into a movie.
5. California had good whether all around plus the locations Cali. had were perfect for settings.
6.Thomas Dixon Jr. was the person who wrote a novel that the movie "The Birth of a Nation" was based off of
7.B movies were low cost films that had people who wanted to become actors. Block Booking was people who were still unknown movie stars and Bind booking were there to make money off the B movies shown.
-A.H.
1. He put cameras on the back of the horse so it would take pictures when he ran
ReplyDelete2.The brothers had their advantage on how light it was that it acted as a printer and camera but it was slow and Edison had a better setup
3.The trust was something Edison made so if anyone wanted to make movies they had to use his stuff
4.they got their name from combining the Greek word oden which means theater
5.California had really good weather and good shooting conditions
6.Thomas Dixon Jr was the man who wrote the novel the movie was based off
7.B movies had people who were not famous and want to be actors and blind booking they made you show the movie even if it wasn't any good
1. He rigged a series of cameras with strings attatched to their shutters and ran the strings across a track.
ReplyDelete2. Advantages were they made it to where it acted like a printer/ camera, disadvantages were only one person could view at a time.
3. Motion Pictures Patents Company
4. A show that costs a nickel and odeon was Greek for theater
5. To get away from lawyers and because it had better resources and space to film
6. Thomas Dixon Jr
7. B-movies are movies with people in it that were not famous but would want to become famous. Block booking kept factories busy and blind booking was where they played movies in theaters before watching it first.
1. Muybridge set up strings along the camera, that when the horse ran by, the horse would trigger it, and would cause the cameras to go off.
ReplyDelete2. The Cinématographe was lighter than the kinetogrape. The slide per second was 16, so there was not as much film used and it reduced the noise coming from the Cinématographe.
Because it was hand cranked, someone might not have enough energy to continually crank it. The Cinématographe was slower than the kinetograph which made the movie slower, and could possibly make the movie too long.
3. The Trust was the Motion Picture Patents Company.
4. It cost a “nickel” to see the film and “odean” was the Greek word for theater.
5. They moved West because they could film more movies because California had good weather, and there were mountains, beaches and plains all close by.
6. Thomas Dixon Jr.
7. A B-movie were low cost films that had starts in training. This is related to blind booking because studios made theaters capable of making money and the studios helped the training stars become more famous. Block booking allowed the theaters to preview the movies with unknown stars.
1. He rigged a series of cameras with strings attatched to their shutters and ran the strings across the track. When the horse ran by the strings tripped the shutters and caused a series of photographs.
ReplyDelete2. An advantage was that the kinetograph was heavier and bigger than the cinematographe. A disadvantage was it was slower and had less film.
3. The trust was an organization with patent holders and film producers from the U.S. and France.
4. Nickelodeons were theaters with an admission of a nickel.
5. They moved to Los Angeles because the weather was warmer year round and they had different sceneries like mountains, beachers, deserts, and plains.
6. D.W. Griffith
7. B-movies were low cost films with actors in training. Block booking made theaters not owned by studios show movies with unknown actors in order to get movies with know stars. Blind booking is studios forcing theater owners to take their movies without previewing them first.
1.) Muybridge rigged a series of cameras with strings attached to their shutters and ran the string across the track, so when the horse ran across the string it would take a series of pictures. When put together it makes it look like the horse is moving.
ReplyDelete2.)The advantages to of the Cinematographer is that it was much lighter and smaller then the Kinetograph. The disadvantages is that it was much slower then the Kinetograph.
3.) The Trust was the Motion Picture Patents company.
4.) The Nickelodeon was a public theater and everyone had to pay a nickel to see. Nickle stands for the admission and Odeon means theater in Greek.
5.) The U.S movie industry moved to Los Angeles because they have nice weather and they also were on the other side of the country away from Edison and his Trust organization.
6.)D. W Giffith wrote "The Birth of a Nation.”
7.)B- movies were low budget movies that helped young/new actors and actresses make in Hollywood as a star. Independent theaters were forced to put these movies in their movie theater, this was know as Block Booking. Blind booking is where theaters had to take movies in with out previewing them.