Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Great Train Robbery and A Trip to the Moon

The film industry has come a long way. The Great Train Robbery is an example of one of the first films created. Black and white of course, with the exception of a few hand colored frames throughout. Also, if you noticed there are literally zero camera movements besides a few cuts. Compared to film today, this bland, boring, and basically just painful to watch. Theres a single story line and no dialogue, with no idea what the characters are thinking leaves out a huge part of a story line. Emotions play a huge role in film today. A trip to the moon is little more exciting but barely. The use of color is expanded upon a bit. They also treat the moon animistic which i found extremely interesting. The personification of a non living being fascinates me. Although, these movies are bland, they were the stepping stones to the extravagance we endure today.

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