Aesthetics- Our connection- Our absorption- Our contemplationThe beginnings of film- Began in Industrial Revolution- A century that believed in the progression of technologyRecreating life in motion- 6 things they had to do before this was possible 1. Persistence in visiono A series of still images that appear to be in motion (the eyeperceives one slide while still viewing the other)o Film is the illusion of the eye2. Still photography3. Motion picture camerao Needed a camera that would take many still photographs in a second – thousands of frames w/ the press of a button4. Film Stock5. The printer6. The motion picture projector- Film can make us see more and hear more- Gives us a glimpse of the present and the past- Movies surpassed all art forms- Movies were universal – any type of person can viewo Socializing force – taught people how to dress, talk, walk, kisso Movies caught on (especially with immigrants)o Movies made you feel you belong- Movies touched on dreams – put people in touch with their own instincts and pleasureso Movies are dreaming, you leave your conscious reality and enter a dream realityo You dream in imageso Films are better than dreamingo At home we dream alone and in movies we dream together- Vaudevilleo Many short skitso Movies in vaudeville began right before the second act (theworst possible spot) eventually became a separate attractiono 1905 Nickelodeon began- By 1914, America began to construct palace like theaters o Palaces housed the royalty of movie starso Movies were not meant to be consumed privately o When watching at home, you control the movieo 2 hours to share the same emotions and thoughtso Mythic – movies are only mythic when you have no control over it, a pure experience- Degrees of entertainmento Visceralo Emotionalo Something to think abouto Gets our sense working/fills your hearto Movies make us realize a new possibility of our selfo Emotions in a deeper way – feeling them again o When all of this happens to you entertainment becomes artFilm is the 7 traditional arts1. Music2. Dance3. Painting4. Literature5. Architecture6. TheaterFilm is a medium- Unlike any of the other singular art forms, film appeals to the masses- Art challenges and transforms the status quo and endures the test of timeFilm is a cultural triumph- Everything comes from the social environment, thus about the society and culture and as a result make the society/culture comprehensible- Movies are emblems of time – a gift to our culture and
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