Inside History: A History of Film (Sample)
Join Inside History as we talk a closer look at The History of Film. From its humble origins to creating some of the world's most iconic moments. Along the way we will also look at how some films can flop at the box office only to become classics later, explain why Casablanca just might be the greatest War film of all time and how the silent era inspired even modern film makers. From Lon Chaney to Marilyn Monroe and John Williams we explore not only what happened on screen but also those behind the scenes who have played a part in some of the greatest movies of all time. With essays on: George Melies, Casablanca, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Psycho, Leni Riefenstahl, Warner Brothers, Ealing Studios, Lon Chaney, Frankenstein and much more. Full edition is available at www.insidehistorymagazine.ecwid.com
Join Inside History as we talk a closer look at The History of Film. From its humble origins to creating some of the world's most iconic moments. Along the way we will also look at how some films can flop at the box office only to become classics later, explain why Casablanca just might be the greatest War film of all time and how the silent era inspired even modern film makers.
From Lon Chaney to Marilyn Monroe and John Williams we explore not only what happened on screen but also those behind the scenes who have played a part in some of the greatest movies of all time.
With essays on:
George Melies, Casablanca, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Psycho, Leni Riefenstahl, Warner Brothers, Ealing Studios, Lon Chaney, Frankenstein and much more.
Full edition is available at www.insidehistorymagazine.ecwid.com
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THE BIRTH OF CINEMA
The Lumière
Brothers & the
birth of Cinema
Words: Inside History
On the 28th of December 1895, something amazing was
about to happen. Louis and Auguste Lumiere may not have
known it at the time but they were about to make history.
Selling tickets for their new film about everyday life in France,
the two brothers already felt that were on to something that
would alter the course of people’s lives forever.
In March that year, they had already shown what their new
invention was capable of. It was a simple scene showing
workers leaving their factory after a days work. These moving
images were filmed by a simple device. The Cinematographe
didn’t just show moving pictures, it also could film the live
action wherever it was placed. A camera, that with a simple
tweek could also act a projector. It would be the birth of
motion pictures as we know it today.
The Lumiere Brothers were not the first to try to make images
move. In the 1830’s Joseph Plateau of Belgium and Simon
Stampfer of Austria simultaneously developed a device called
the Phenakistoscope. The Pheanakistoscope uesd a spinning
disk where series of images could be placed. By spinning the
wheel these images gave the illusion of movement. Thomas
Edison would also become involved in the quest to make
images move. He would develop the Kinetoscope which
would allow one person to watch a short film through the
machine’s peephole. Yet, all of these inventions were
designed for individual use. What the Lumiere Brothers had
developed would bring film to a mass audience.
Now an auditorium full of people would gasp as the Brothers
showed their first ever movie. To the audience at the time,
what they were seeing before their very eyes was
mindblowing.
The Lumiere brothers. Auguste (left) and Louis (right)
06 INSIDE HISTORY
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