Across
the Pond
Gance
Films
& Technique
Historical figures
Timeline
100

French film makers pioneered this type of film with the help of actor Joe Hammon.

What is the western?

100
Gance valued this in his films.
What is suffering?
100

Delluc described it as “Mediocrity, or rather juste milieu

What is Photogenie?

100

He is often credidted as the original film critic.

Who is Delluc?

100

The year that Pathé had there American production debut.

1910

200

A major cause of the downfall of French Film production in the US.

What is American Film Production?

200

Abel Gance belonged to this film movement

What is Impressionism

200

The last French film d'art & Paramounts first feature film.

What is La Reine Elizabeth?

200

French films attempt to stay relevant in the US was made more difficult by the diligent work of this man to control the film industry.

Who is Edison?

200

In 1908 this company was formed, essentially creating a monopoly on the film industry. 

What is Motion Picture Patents Company?

300


This company was located in San Antonio, making mostly Western films .



What is the Melies Manufacturing Company 


300

Gance's masterpiece, edited and re-edited many times.

What is La Roue?

300

 Gance's main motif in his films.

What is division?

300

The directors who inspired Delluc.

Who is D.W. Griffith and De Mille.

300

In 1907 it surged in popularity and increased American film production and competition within the industry.


What is nickelodeon?


400

For French films to screen in the US, it was important to keep this in mind.

What is public morality?

400

Gance was one of the few Frenchman to see this film in London, in which he found inspiration for his own work

What is Birth of a Nation?

400

The reaction to the The Piano Mistress in the U.S.

Offended public morality

400

He moved to Texas for more realistic shooting locations.

Who is Gaumont? 

400

The years France’s film output fell from 38% to 18%.

What is 1914-1916?

500

The two main advantages of American films.

What is "luggsury" and a larger budget?
500
This brought Gance back to the film industry after a previous attempt ended in bankruptcy.

 What is a shortage of film personnel? 


500

Rene Clair's description of La Roue's composition.

What is Sublime lyrical composition?



500


Pathe Freres first film in the US, a western shot in NJ.  



What is The Girl from Arizona.


500

French silent film’s golden age occurred in between these two periods.

What is cinematic impressionism and pictorialist naturalism?



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