Filmikunsti ajalugu
Melies: wrote the scripts, controlled every aspect, in front of and behing the camera, hired the
actors, took care of shooting, develping and editing of the film.
The father of indipendent film .
Cinem ais an art form that is controlled by an artist with a personal vision
European film industry is cultural, state money. European art directors stand for the film they
are making. People go there to see an art exhibition. Directors in hollywood doesn't matter.
Melies technical innovatios:
· Mix of traditional stage craft with filmic special effects
· Fixed camera: everything is staged for the camera
· Simuated forward of travelling shots
· Different angles on same object
· Dissolves
· Model shots
· Stop camera techniques
· Developer of the irst roper film studio and artificial lightining
· Deep-space staging
· Expressive manipulation of the film stock
· Split screen
· Advances in editing
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