LIT 106
Professor Edward Kihn
Short Paper Response Assignment 1
Question 1
Characterize some of the major changes from filmed “actualities” to early narrative cinema (5%):
The characteristics of the major changes from filmed “actualities” to early narrative cinema began in the early 1900’s. An actuality film is a non-fiction film portraying footage through a real event. A narrative cinema was a fictional film presenting the audience a story. The audience’s attention in the outside world including political, social, and economic causes played a key role in change. In the beginning, filmmakers constructed their work based on the attention of the audience eyes in the outside world. As times progressed, the filmmakers