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Early Documentary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Edison and Dickinson Contribute to Early documentary Film, what problems did they have? What advantages? | Created the Kinectoscope which was heavy and big, not mobile. It limited what they could film. Nonetheless they gave the public this new idea of being close to and seeing these famous people up close and personal not he screen. |
| What did Edison and Dickinson mostly film? | They were mostly into entertainment such as vaudeville performers and acts such as "Cock fight" and "serpentine dance" They say this new development in film as a good and new way of entertaining people. |
| How did the Lumiere brothers contribute to Early Documentay Films? What problems and advantages did they have? | Created the Cinematographe (smaller provided for mobility and traveling. allowed for more variety of things to film. people could see places on the screen could never visit. Problems: Filming controversial things |
| What did the Lumiere's film mostly? | They were more into day to day life of a particular place. Real people doing daily things in life aka Exciting the Factory and Arrival of the Train |
| What is the difference between Lumiere's and Edison and Dickinson? | Lumieres were more about fascination with everyday life, capturing events of life outside and movement, while edison and Dickinson saw this as a entertainment opportunity |
| Early examples of Filmmaker altering reality of the film | Exciting the factory (telling people not to walk towards the camera) Arrival of the train (Where to place the camera to get depth and movement) Nanook of the North ( Igloo scene, Characters in family, use of knives not rifles) |
| Advantages of the Cineamtographe | People could see other peoples way of life, see places they could never travel to, see conditions other lived in |
| Nanook of the North | Filmed by Robert Flaherty informational film about the ways and life of a particular culture. |
| Why was nanook of the north still accepted as reality even with its alterations? | Because it glorifies a real way of life with modern technology. It shows the bonds of family, continuity, and persercation and value of a culture. |
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