The first public Kinetoscope demonstration took place in 1893.
By 1894 the Kinetoscope was a commercial success, with public parlours established around the world.
The first to present projected moving pictures to a paying audience were the Lumière brothers in December 1895 in Paris, France.
The objectives of this course include an understanding of basic cinema language, observational skills and theoretical/critical background for the study of film genres, aesthetics, history, production and criticism.
Summary: Written by two leading film scholars, this text acknowledges the contributions of Hollywood and films from other US sources, as well as examining film-making internationally.
Concepts and events are illustrated with over 1400 frame enlargements.