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This man had a bet with a friend about a horse, and discovered "movies" in the process.
Who is Muybridge?
Believed to be the first "movie", this VERY short film featured a man simply doing this...also the title of the film.
The Sneeze
This angle looks down on a character, and usually shows them as weak or powerless.
What is a high angle shot?
This was the name of Edison's movie studio
What is The Black Maria?
He's known as the father of photography.
Who is Daguerre?
He created some of the first films in the US, as well as the first movie studio (when he wasn't busy inventing the light bulb).
Who is Edison?
What is Arrival of a Train?
This angle creates tension, confusion, or a general sense of anxiety. Known for the country that first popularized it.
What is a cant or "Dutch" angle?
This shot gets its name from the number of people in it.
What is a two or three shot?
This shot gets its name from the wheeled cart used to move the camera.
What is a tracking or "dolly" shot?
These two popularized public showings of films in Europe, as well as added storytelling to their films.
Who are the Lumiere Brothers?
This film was one of (if not THE) first one to tell a story.
What is The Sprinkler Sprinkled?
This angle looks up to a character and generally conveys power or authority.
What is a low angle shot?
This shot usually appears at the beginning of a scene, and shows the setting of the scene that follows.
What is an establishing shot?
This shot is limited to a specific body part, and usually helps focus viewer attention on something important.
What is an extreme close up?
He was a failed stage magician who successfully turned to movies with special effects...though he still died poor.
Who is Melies?
This early film by Melies was one of the first to use special effects, and features a famous shot of a rocket hitting the "Man in the Moon" in the eye.
What is "A Trip to the Moon"?
This shot shows what a character sees or is looking at.
What is a POV shot?
This company developed the flexible celluloid used in photography and later in motion pictures.
What is Eastman Kodak?
This is when the camera is stationary, but the camera appears to get closer (or farther away) from a subject.
What is a zoom?
He directed "The Great Train Robbery", and was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple settings and cameras.
Who is Porter
This film, directed by Edwin Porter was the first to use a panning, tilting camera, and is the first western in movie history.
What is "The Great Train Robbery"?
This shot is most commonly used to show two sides of a conversation.
What is a shot/reverse shot?
These early "movie boxes" got their nickname from how much they cost to use (also the name of a kids' cable channel).
What is the kinematograph / nickelodeon?
This shot combines a moving camera with a change in focus to create a disturbing or anxious effect.
What is a dolly zoom?