The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History #5
In this episode of Crash Course Film History, we talk about the development of the language of films by filmmakers like Edwin S. Porter and his films; Life of an American Fireman and The Great...
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The earliest days of film are full of self-taught artists, doing lots of experimentation, and stumbling across many a happy accident. And some sad accidents, probably. Nobody really knew what they were doing. They were making it up as they went, and audiences went along for the ride. At first, people was impressed by the sheer technical marvel of moving pictures. But thanks to Georges Méliès’ passion for to dazzling illusions and tricky editing, film began to emerge as a new medium for stories. As filmmakers started to experiment with narrative film, they began to establish a language through different editing techniques and camera movements. And with any language comes rules – things like grammar, syntax, and punctuation – which can help artists...
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The earliest days of film are full of self-taught artists, doing lots of experimentation, and stumbling across many a happy accident. And some sad accidents, probably. Nobody really knew what they were doing. They were making it up as they went, and audiences went along for the ride. At first, people was impressed by the sheer technical marvel of moving pictures. But thanks to Georges Méliès’ passion for to dazzling illusions and tricky editing, film began to emerge as a new medium for stories. As filmmakers started to experiment with narrative film, they began to establish a language through different editing techniques and camera movements. And with any language comes rules – things like grammar, syntax, and punctuation – which can help artists...
