Silent Era
George Melies' Film, 1902
A Trip To The Moon
The Big Screen that the Director had in Mind
Widescreen
Edited to Fit an Old TV Screen
Fullscreen
Suggests Something is Wrong (Either Character or Situation)
Dutch Angle
First Copyrighted Film
Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894)
The Great Train Robbery
First Thing to Consider When Looking At Film/Frames
Space
Second Thing to Take Into Consideration when looking at Film/Frames
Distance
Largest Person in the Frame
Dominant Character
Invented the Vitascope
Thomas Edison
Standard Length of a Film Reel
10-15 Minutes
A First Look at the Subject in Relation to its Surroundings
Two Characters In a Frame That Focuses on Interaction
Two-Shot
Suggests Someone is Watching
God's Eye View
5 Cent Store Front Theaters
Nickelodeons
First Animated Film by Winsor McCay, 1911
Little Nemo in Slumberland
Third Thing to Consider When Observing Film/Frames
Makes the Subject Seem Larger
Low Angle
Characters Framed by Doors, Gates, or Confined Spaces
Images of Entrapment
The Kinetiscope Debuted Here in 1893
Chicago World's Fair
Originally the Leader in Film (PLACE)
Queens, New York
Characters Reflected in Water, Glass, Windows, or Accented Shadows
Images of Duality
Lines Cutting through Characters or Dividing a Frame
Character In Turmoil
The Focus When the Camera moves Farther Away from the Characters
Situation
Robert William Paul's Invention
Film Projector