1stweek-Sept.1-7WelcomeBack!1.BriefIntroduction2.Chapter13.Chapter4.FilmfilmsToappreciateafilm,itisnotnecessarilyvitaltostudythehistoryoffilms,however,itwouldbeofgreatassistanceifyouhavecertainknowledgeaboutfilms.---Movies,aCrashCoursePurposes1.Togainaroughideaofwhathadhappenedinthelonghistoryoffilmsandwhatishappeningnow.2.Toknowmoreaboutsomeoftherepresentativefilm-makers,actorsandtheirmasterpieces.3.Toenjoysomeofthemasterpieces,nicefilmsandtheirwonderfulmusic.4.Hopefully,trytouseeverythinglearnedinthecoursetogetabetterideaoffilmitself.Howtodo?1.thehistoryandsomerelatedinformation2.film+music3.discussion+paper-writingAboutthetextbook!Chapter1BirthofFilms1.TheOriginofFilms2.Lumiere3.GeorgesMéliès4.TwoTendenciesinEurope.1.Pre-historydevelopment--theoryof“lightandshadow”1.1.5BC,China,Mo-tse,--theearliestandmostscientificcontributiontoit.“光至景亡,若在,尽古息”--《墨经》ExpositionofCanon1.2.shadowplays,HanDynasty-TangandSongDynasty—theveryfirsttryandthemostpracticalcontributionit.ItwasintroducedintoEuropein13AD.1.3.Kaleidoscope1816,aScottishPhysician2.Scientificandphysicalbases2.1VisualStayingPhenomenon(VSP视觉滞留)/durationofvision⑴1829,Belgianphysicalscientist,JosephPlateau约瑟夫普拉托,discoverthetheoryofVSP,anditsaysthedurationwillbeabout0.1to0.4second.⑵meanwhile,inthephysicalbooksandlabsinEurope,thetheoryofFaraday(法拉第轮)(MichaelFaraday,English,anotherphysicalscientist)andtheThauCmatrope(幻盘)hadbeenappliedtothevisualstudy.⑶1830s,theappearanceofvisualtoycamera,like“诡盘”(Phénakistiscope,在镜子里观看的一种锯齿形的圆盘)⑷Austrians,putslides(幻灯)andmotiondisks(活动视盘)togethertomakethemotionslides.–theearlymotionpictures.⑸1960s,VSPis“psychologicalrecognition”心理认同.2.2Photography⑴1839,Daguerre,LouisJacquesMande(路易·雅克·芒戴·达盖尔Frenchartist),inventedcameraandhisway/theoryofphotography.⑵1872,photographer,EadweardMuybridge(爱德华幕布里奇),chronophotophraphing连续拍摄withthehelpofthecamera.(),andin1878,thepatentrightof“usingthewayanddevicetoshootthemotionobjects”(“拍摄活动物体方法及装置”的专利权)⑶1882,Marelli马莱(French),inventedcamera-gun,chronophotophraphingbyusingoffilms(软片).⑷ThomasEdisonandhisassistantWilliamDickson,solvedcertaintechnicalproblems.Inventedvidicon摄像机2.3Screening⑴1888,Renault雷诺(French),inventedThéatreOptique(光学影戏机)—begintoshowmotionpicturesonthescreen⑵1894,EdisonLab,inventedKinetograph(电影视镜),butonlyonecanenjoythefilm.⑶1895,strikingprogressSep.1895,ThomasArmat(托马斯阿马特),showedmotionpicturesinAmerica;Nov.1895,迈克思斯克拉达诺夫斯基,showedfilmsinGermany.⑷Dec.28th,1895,Lumiere卢米埃尔,showedafilmspubliclyinParis.---indicatedthecompletionofscreeningandalsothebirthoffilms.II.Lumiere1.WhyLumieredidsogreatachievement?WhynotEdison,whohadcontributedalottothedevelopmentoffilms?ShortcomingsofEdison:(1)hiscreationstillconfinedhimselfinthewayaphotostudio照相馆did.(2)thecontentsofthefilmswereverysimpleAchievementsofLumiere:(1)theymovedtowardssomethingmoreopenandfar-reaching.(2)thecontents:morecomplicated.Theytriedhardtoduplicatewhatwashappeninginthereallife.whoisthefatheroffilm,IfyouaskedAmericanartists,theywouldsayThomasEdisonIfFrench,theywouldsayLumiere.2.Themes/contents(1)workingscene(2)familylifeanditssentiment(3)politics,cultureandnews(4)naturalsceneryandoutdoorscene3.differentwayofexpressionandnarrativepatterns叙事形式⑴newsreel新闻片⑵documentary⑶comedy⑷chaser追逐片⑸travelogue旅行片Longshot长镜头sometimesreferredtoasafullshotorawideshot,typicallyshowstheentireobjectorhumanfigureandisusuallyintendedtoplaceitinsomerelationtoitssurroundings;however,itisnotasfarawayasanextremelongshotwouldbe.Ithasbeensuggestedthatlong-shotrangesusuallycorrespondtoapproximatelywhatwouldbethedistancebetweenthefrontrowoftheaudienceandthestageinlivetheatre.Itisnowcommontorefertoalongshotasa“wideshot”becauseitoftenrequirestheuseofawide-anglelens广角镜头.Whenalongshotisusedtosetupalocationanditsparticipantsinfilmandvideo,itiscalledanestablishingshot定场镜头.4.EvaluationTheyhaddefinedtherealfieldoffilmsadequately.Forthem,novelsanddramaswereforthesoulofhumanwhilefilmsshowedthedynamicoflife,natureandchangeswithinthem.Everythingmotionalwaswithinthecameralensoffilms,whichwereopentothewholeworld.III.GeorgesMéliès1.Mélièshimself⑴oneofLumiere’saudience⑵asanadult,heboughtatheatertoshowmagic魔术剧.⑶heboughtcine-projector放映机⑷hebeganshootingandimitatingLumiere⑸1896,hedevelopedthetechnologyof“stopmotion(停机再拍)”⑹heutilizedeverytechniquesintofilms⑺hefoundedstarandproducercompany,andbuiltastudiowithglassceilingwhichwastheveryfirstinthefilmhistoryandalsotheoneeveryonewasimitating.玻璃顶摄影棚⑻hewasthefirsttoshootfilmswithgorgeouscostumeandgrandscene,whichformedhisideaof“screen=stage”2.His4narrativestyles⑴magicfilm魔术片⑵rehearsednewsreel排演的新闻片--theearlyfilmtoshowthefunctionofrecurrenceofthehistory⑶legendary神话故事片(fairytales)--full-lengthplay多幕剧“Cinderella”:12scenes⑷sciencefictionandadventure科幻探险片“ATriptotheMoon”《月球旅行记》ComparisonbetweenLumiereandMélièsLumiere(1)Thepurposeisnotutilizingartsbuttorecurrenceofthelife”(2)Trytocatchthecuriosityofaudiencewhile