Ch3 "Film Narrative, Commercial Expansion; Ch4 "Griffith"

Ch3 "Film Narrative, Commercial Expansion; Ch4 "Griffith"

Good ol' Lumieres over there >>

George Melies

• French magician

• Used editing for camera tricks, not so much storytelling

• A Trip to the Moon

DW Griffith

• Birth of a Nation

• Changed the game of filmmaking entirely as far as visual storytelling

• Super racist; reignited KKK

Edwin S Porter

• Editing revolutionary, influenced by Melies

• Life of an American Fireman

• The Great Train Robbery

Robert Flaherty

• Nanook of the North

• OG Documentary

• Film burned up & had to reshoot

• Wait, reshoot? Yeah, a bunch of it is staged

Multiple Choice

Made the racist epic Birth of a Nation that advanced visual storytelling more than anything ever had... and spurred an awakening of the KKK.

• George Melies

• DW Griffith

• Edwin S Porter

• Robert Flaherty

Multiple Choice

French magician filmmaker who used editing for camera tricks. Famous for A Trip to the Moon.

• George Melies

• DW Griffith

• Edwin S Porter

• Robert Flaherty

Multiple Choice

Credited as the first documentary filmmaker, but his Nanook of the North was a largely staged cultural study.

• George Melies

• DW Griffith

• Edwin S Porter

• Robert Flaherty

Multiple Choice

Credited as the American filmmaker to first make narrative use of editing for the sake of telling the story.

• George Melies

• DW Griffith

• Edwin S Porter

• Robert Flaherty

Well done!

Probably... Hopefully...