Post 1.i La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon

'La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon' was the first commercial exhibition of a projected motion picture to a paying public. This way of viewing has evolved into the cinema experience we have today. The Lumière brothers were given the name of 'the founding fathers of modern film' as they created the very start of commercial film making. Although their film making career was short lived due to their stubbornness in not selling their camera to other filmmakers, the short amount of time they dedicated to the industry allowed others to evolve their original idea and create different motion pictures of their own.

References
http://www.filmsite.org/pre20sintro2.html

Post 1 - Charlie Chaplin - The Tramp (Part 1)

This film clip shows Charlie Chaplin as his famous character 'The Tramp'. Introduced to the viewing public in 1914, this was truly a defining moment in cinema, slapstick comedy made a name for itself through this famous character. The most absurd situations were created which would end in disaster or the character being unnecessarily hurt. Chaplin's 'The Tramp' inspired many other characters to be born and slapstick films to be produced. Famous characters such as Laurel & Hardy (1937), who looked very much like the character ‘The Tramp’ were created and all of the Carry On films produced in 1958 incorporated the slapstick humour. 

References


http://www.charliechaplin.com/