Film has progressed from a two-second long shot of a horse, to the portrayal of god-like superpowers and stunning special effects.
The history of film began in the 1890s, when motion picture cameras were invented and film production companies started to be established. Because of the limits of technology, films of the 1890s were under a minute long and until 1927 motion pictures were produced without sound. The first eleven years of motion pictures saw film moving from a novelty to an established large-scale entertainment industry. The films became several minutes long consisting of several shots. The first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built in 1897. The first film studios were built in 1897. Special effects and film continuity were introduced, involving action moving from one sequence into another, began to be used. In 1900, continuity of action across successive shots was achieved and the close-up shot was introduced (that some claim D. W. Griffith invented). Most films of this period were what came to be called "chase films". Regular newsreels were exhibited from 1910 and soon became a popular way for finding out the news. Overall, from about 1910, American films had the largest share of the market in Australia and in all European countries except France. At the time, D. W. Griffith had the highest standing among American directors in the industry, because of the dramatic excitement he conveyed to the audience through his films. Best known for his films Birth of a Nation and Intolerance, Griffith led an era where movies were defined by their stars, in his case, “leading lady” Lillian Gish. In the 1940s, another director emerged to change the nature of film. His name was Orson Welles, and he made movies what they are today. Best known for his classic, critically acclaimed film “Citizen Kane,” Welles showed that movies could be more than their stars, and pioneered the noir technique, which is a subtle, dramatic, intelligent genre of movies which is still popular today. Although he wasn’t appreciated during his own day, Citizen Kane is now known as the best movie ever made, and his work is arguably the most influential of all directors.
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Daniel Craig will return for his fourth James Bond film, Spectre, which drops November 24th. Spectre will be the 24th movie portraying the swave british secret agent 007, and it continues to be highly anticipated by fans. Here's what we know about Sam Mendes's blockbuster. Bond is a broken man. The newest extended trailer shows the grittiest Daniel Craig bond we’ve seen so far, and that's really saying something. MI6 also has a new leader, portrayed by Ralph Fiennes’ M. The official logline states that “a cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization,” and by the title we know that organization must be Spectre, an iconic shadowy group from the James Bond universe which appeared in the first ever Bond movie. This time however, the group is led by Christoph Waltz, portraying Franz Oberhauser. In the new issue of Empire, Mendes says that the film will also dig deep into Bond’s murky personal story, and that theme is hinted at in the trailer. “In Skyfall, we got to Bond age 12 when his parents died, but what happened after that?,” he asks. “What happened during his adolescence? It’s kind of a retrospective creation story, in a way. When you looked at the surface of Skyfall, it all felt like an ending. But it was a new beginning on so many levels. It felt like there were all these threads to pull, so let’s pull them.” Of course, no Bond film is complete without Bond girls. Lea Seydoux, known for her performance in Blue is the Warmest Color, plays Madeleine Swann, a doctor whose relationship to Bond will be pivotal, according to Mendes. Monica Bellucci plays Lucia Sciarra, an Italian Widow with a secret, and, according to writer Jordan Zakarin, considers herself to be more of a “Bond woman. Her husband was a Mafioso before he was rubbed out, and now she faces the same danger.” Spectre also features the first Mexican bond girl, Estrella, but we’ll have to watch the film to find out more about her. James Bond's next film, Spectre, comes to theaters November 24th, and it carries with us our hopes and dreams. Spectre features a large cast full of talent, and from what we know it looks promising. https://www.yahoo.com/movies/everything-we-know-about-james-bond-sequel-172826958.html |
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