In the late 1890’s the Lumiere Brother’s had invented the Cinematograph, which was an all in one camera and projector. With their invention of the first true motion picture camera, they began to document the daily life in their hometown Lyon, France. The very first films they ever made consisted of Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, an Arrival of a Train at the Station, and a mother Feeding the Baby. While these very short films around fifty seconds each did document the daily lives of the citizens in France, the people in the films still acted unnaturally. The films showed a representation of a peaceful and happy lifestyle in France. During the very first public screening of the Lumiere Brother’s films at the Grand Café, Goerges Melies
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Although Melies’ films were very pioneering for the time, he still did not utilize the story element in films like American Directors D.W. Griffith, Thomas Ince, and Mack Sennett would during and after World War I.
Just before the war, French cinema was at it’s finest. While the Lumeire brother’s and Georges Melies still produced films, Directors like Charles Pathé and Leon Gaumont began to compete with each other and make films with epic lengths including a production of Les Miserables, which lasted three hours. In 1913, 2,754 films were produced worldwide, and 882 of them were French, making France the leader in the film production industry at that time.
Once World War I began, the film industry in France came to a halt. It wasn’t until after the war when France again began to produce films. By then, Directors and Producers in America had completely absorbed the bulk of the industry. The aesthetic and themes of French films after the war were completely different from the earlier films during the turn of
Although Melies’ films were very pioneering for the time, he still did not utilize the story element in films like American Directors D.W. Griffith, Thomas Ince, and Mack Sennett would during and after World War I.
Just before the war, French cinema was at it’s finest. While the Lumeire brother’s and Georges Melies still produced films, Directors like Charles Pathé and Leon Gaumont began to compete with each other and make films with epic lengths including a production of Les Miserables, which lasted three hours. In 1913, 2,754 films were produced worldwide, and 882 of them were French, making France the leader in the film production industry at that time.
Once World War I began, the film industry in France came to a halt. It wasn’t until after the war when France again began to produce films. By then, Directors and Producers in America had completely absorbed the bulk of the industry. The aesthetic and themes of French films after the war were completely different from the earlier films during the turn of