Please take some time to watch the following videos by clicking on the links provided below. Then compare and contrast the two clips and discuss the evolution of film as it is presented in these two videos with your classmates.
The first short film is by one of the pioneers of Cinematography, Georges Méliès, A Voyage to the Moon from 1902. The film inspired the recent movie Hugo, by Martin Scorsese which is loosely based on the later life of Georges Méliès. A Voyage to the Moon displays innovative uses of special effects like fading effects and time-lapse Photography.
Citation: [Claudio Esses]. (2012, Feb 21).
A Trip to the Moon Georges Méliès (1902).
[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/fUPW-pUAA6A
The second video is a BBC news report on the 2017 film Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. It's the first fully painted motion picture comprised of 65,000 oil paintings!
Citation: [Sarah Wimpuis]. (2016, Nov 21).
BBC Piece About Loving Vincent, the World's First Fully Painted Feature Film.
[Video File] Retrieved from https://youtu.be/0CQKHWvK8Ro.
