I enjoyed the first class, it was interesting to see how the pioneers of the first films discovered various ways to make moving pictures. One of the most interesting things about the films they made was what they chose to film. Some of the more everyday things like The Kiss, The Woman Walking and the Serpentine Dance were expected but I found it a little weird that most of the films were a little controversial. You had nudity, drinking, gambling, cockfighting, a woman spanking her child and such. An interesting mix!
It was also fun to learn how the people who first viewed the films acted. Jumping out of the way of the train or running outside to see if he went thru the wall. It's hard to imagine when we have been exposed to TV since we were born how we would react to something like the first moving pictures. It's interesting that the first films were all shot from one spot, I guess when you get used to doing photography a certain way it takes awhile to discover and try out new techniques. It's suprising some viewed film as a fad, I would think they would of thought of the recreational and educational things film could bring for instance filming the ocean to show people who have never saw it or showing machinery used in factories to workers so they could see how it worked. I would think the brain would be exploding with ideas of things to film!
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