How The First Movies Were Made

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Film History is something often ignored in the current landscape of Film Reviews. In this episode we dive into the very beginnings of this medium we love so much: the kinetoscope, one-shot movies, the impact of the Lumiere Brothers and more.
0:00 Introduction
2:47 The Kinetoscope
6:44 One-Shot Movies
15:01 The Lumiere Brothers
28:01 The importance of the Lumiere premiere
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[@pierluigizappala1157]

13:44 Could this be the very first funny cat video? A master nonetheless for sure.

[@gregbors8364]

People today are amused by the anecdote of the moviegoers who ran out of the theater when showed an image of a train which appeared to be moving toward them, but I can relate. I remember running out of the room when I was a tot and the same thing happened the first time I watched the opening credits of “Petticoat Junction” on TV

[@thecinematicmind]

Given it was also documented with many frames moving together, it was surreal to see it played on a screen without physical theatre presence created a unique atmosphere. Plus with decades later, the chance to own them inside their homes was completely unknown as a concept.

[@SpirusOfH]

I once watched a video essay which mentioned that anecdote and mentioned that it might not be true, but the idea of it makes us feel superior over these people simply because we grew up with a certain piece of technology. It shapes how we view an entire generation of people: as unsophisticated and too stupid to recognise a projection (despite the fact that they obviously weren't very different from us today). Is this how future generations will imagine us? And with regards to what? I'd love to find that video essay again but it's lost to the ether of my watch history...

[@gregbors8364]

@@SpirusOfH Oh, I believe it’s true. Can you imagine what a mind-blower that motion pictures were to people who had never experienced anything like them before? Obviously, we completely take that experience for granted.

[@melchid8448]

Out of pre Meliles works 'Execution Of Mary Queen Of Scots','Coronation Of Nicholas II' and 'Leo XIII blessing Vatican' strikes me as works of transcendant cinematic experiences.The image captured was fleeting and the capturing of same spirit will forever remain a tremendeously hard job.Cinema continues to crawl on all fours for longer then a century now as all adults around him expected cinema to walk and run after taking the first step. Stuck in place and stifled by heaps of identical thoughts right after its conception.Similar to all its brother forms of artistic expression.

[@solaris263]

This channel is such a goldmine, can’t wait to watch this one!

[@rooster8442]

Completely blown away by this. As an unashamedly obsessive fan of cinema this was akin to my first trip to the cinema. In this age of celebrity gossip taking president over the product it's so refreshing to see someone with a clear love for the art remind us of the brilliance whose origin has been a tonic to so many. thanks and look forward to more.

[@juniorjames7076]

There is a six part documentary called Cinema Europe: Golden Age European Silent Film that you would enjoy as well. This era is criminally underwritten about, and like you, it felt like my first trip to the cinema. A whole world uncovered.

[@archie1205]

well, i’m such a cinephile i got chills when you said ‘his name was George Méliès’! this series is shaping out to be one of the best cinema series i’ve seen!! well done, i can’t wait for the next episode…. with Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ i learnt about Méliès and it was there that i fell in love with cinema 💖💗

[@thecinematicmind]

I deeply recommend the book *The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures* by Paul Fischer.

[@ndekken]

Man! It feels like I've just been on an amazing journey to the distant world of cinema's past. So well narrated, so to the point, loved every second of it.

[@thecinematicmind]

The early short films achieved pure document of moving life and it is one of the many reasons why documentary is my favourite form of filmmaking. The bizarre dismissal of documentary as not cinema makes no logical sense as without documentaries (experimental) cinema would only be just millions of photographs.

[@thebigdawgj]

Name one person who claims documentaries aren't cinema, with proof that person said it.

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This Video... Made me Cry As a Lover of Cinema

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Man, where´s the next chapter??? You really know how to narrate with emotion. I´m serious, I even cried at the end! So powerful! Great job, really true essays on cinema. Pls, next chapter now!!!

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This was the most moving video of yours I have ever seen Bonds, thank you for this. I've recently been thinking a lot about imagery in general and why people produce images, and you've given me the realisation of how film is an extension of that. Although generally I've started getting more distanced since you've been making so many personal ires known in the channel with such harsh, jarring delivery, it's videos like these I'm still grateful I follow your channel. One film that's really dear to me from the early period of film is a 1901 Melies film called "La chrysalide et le papillon d'or". I mainly remember it cos it has a huge stage puppet of a caterpillar that's so beautiful, cute, and mesmerising to look at. I just can't stop thinking about it from time to time. I'm kind of deeply fascinated by the human need to bring imagery to life. That caterpillar definitely feels alive to me.

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this was one of the best youtube videos i've ever watched.

[@kikercreative]

Watching this reminded me of why I fell in love with cinema, a reminder I desperately needed right now. Thank you for the work you do, subscribed to your channel today.

[@osricen]

More, more, more! You make me want to go back to film school and seize more those history classes.

[@Sardarkhan69]

What a fantastic piece of Film History documented so well for us! Thankyou

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These videos are wonderfully crafted and vividly display the matter in marvelous way. The best channel for content connected to cinema.

[@kristian3466]

Woah! I had no idea Georges Melies was at the original Lumiere brothers screening! Can't wait for the next episode!

[@johnsailorsgoat]

These are exceptional! Can't wait to see the next one!

[@markymarcm]

Another great watch. Your research is second to none! I can't wait for the next one as I think that Méliès ushered in what can probably be considered the most amazing period in film history!

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Great video. Always so enthralling. 👍🏻

[@mmcdonn2]

Extremely insightful and thought provoking....and very eloquently narrated to boot! Well done.

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Cool to see another upload

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Well, that was just a lovely way to have a moment apart from the horrors of today. Thank you for sharing your thoughtful work.

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What a brilliant documentary!! Thank you very much for sharing this valuable information, to this and the next generations to come.

[@BlondeCurlsBlueEyes]

Small correction; when introducing the Lumière brothers, you say they debuted in 1985, which of course should be 1895

[@Jass.Marttz]

It would be wonderful if you made a series of these video essays on different stages that cinema went through, but in chronological order. The editing of your videos is so professional and sophisticated.

[@seanuh7691]

Thank you for this

[@mikecameron6667]

This video was incredible. Though I was surprised to learn the Lumiere Brothers got their start in 1985!

[@josegonzalo]

Magnifico...

[@bonzoboots]

Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge by Louis Le Prince was the first film. Louis disappeared shortly after making it, never to be seen again. This would make a great episode- did Edison bump him off?

[@juniorjames7076]

Probably not, but early film-making in NYC was notorious from involvement of criminal gangs hired by studios to sabotage rival studios productions. That why many eventually moved out to Hollywood! To escape the gangs!

[@green3168]

God I love you and you share my passion for independently studying film

[@ClydeStarke]

So it was like old school youtube, short clips of cats and people showing their skills.

[@juniorjames7076]

You know what? I miss those days.

[@tom-vj9lz]

brilliant

Pointing out the beginning of the cinema or the first film through the first to have copyright or the first commercial film, is a very closed look with respect to the seventh art, since it leaves out several creators who made cinema or did it before Edison or the Lumiere, for example Louis Le Prince who made the first film ever made in history in 1888, before Edison, or Alice Guy who made the first fiction film before Mellies. Commercial cinema or cinema with copyrights is not all cinema, and seeing it only from that perspective is wrong.

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Finally comments are enabled on these vids

[@joyrooj2050]

Please make a long video on evolution of Jean luc godard

[@shivamkharawar6576]

Which music piece is playing from 2:48 , section with the -the kinetoscope

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[@SockenbartderI]

23:30 its not a "of screen event" the shown version is just presented in a smaller frame. and conciderin this a story, the new Pillow Fight from 1897 could be concidered a story as well (girls have a pillow fight,

[@iBrandWiser]

Which classic piece is playing at 2:47

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Greed is a enemy of art.

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[@startervisions]

9:30 which classical piece is this?

[@vinylarchaeologist]

Erik Satie's _Gymnopédie No. 1_

[@startervisions]

@@vinylarchaeologist ah, yes! Thank you!

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[@-01x]

Is City of God still ur favorite movie?

[@dala4706]

It’s like watching ghosts

[@MatthieuCeciestvraiHAGUE]

Georges Méliès for ever

[@TheRealKSmith]

Edison made the gif, Lumiere's expanded the story

[@ladyrose3285]

@15:04 you said "in 1985...] that was a mistake shouldn't it have been [...1895...] ?

[@kino3672]

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[@badeducation3739]

Hello! Please, can you put subtitles in Spanish?

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First to watch 👌

[@ericamadams2258]

You said it was in 1985 I think you got that wrong

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:)

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kind of lame that you turn off comments for the Tarantino video. "Subscribe." Why?

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Pretentious? yes, still awesome? yes

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