Please use the first 30 minutes in class today to work on your documentary projects. You might need to go next door to the lab, or you may use your Chromebooks to record your video/audio footage (see previous post instructions!) or one of our 2 cameras.
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At 8:00 we will continue discussing Minorities in Film.
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At 8:00 we will continue discussing Minorities in Film.
The first female director is:
Alice Guy Blache
The Cabbage Fairy (1896)
The Life of Christ (1906) (our first religious epic depicted in film, predating Cecil B. DeMille)
The Consequences of Feminism (1906)
Falling Leaves (1912)
Algie The Miner (1912)
Lois Weber, an American female, was also a silent film actress and then director. She invented the first use of the split-screen technique in her film Suspense (1913).
Other films include the Blot (1921) and Hypocrites (the first full-frontal nudity depicted in a film outside of "art film" like Edweard Muybridge's work.) She, too, is important.
As for gay and lesbian films of the early silent film era, there are a few. Apart from two men dancing in the film by Edison, the first depiction of one of the sissy stereotype characters is Algie the Miner (1912, sound track added). The first butch male-to-male kissing scene is the fall of Babylon sequence in D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916). It also features a pretty kick-ass heroine: mountain girl.
A little gender-bending: Vitagraph's A Florida Enchantment (1914); Here's Sidney Drew's full film: A Florida Enchantment (full film, 1914). This is considered the first lesbian film in the U.S., although that's not really a central part of the film.
German film was one of the first to tackle gay subjects head-on. Here's the film Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others, 1919) by Richard Oswald. Here's a little about the significance of the film. It stars Conrad Veidt (more on him soon). Here's a version of the original 1919 film. You may watch this in its entirety for extra credit.
The lesbian film Madchen in Uniform was made in 1931 (and is a talky, so we won't but mention it here). If you're interested in this film, you may also like the 1933 film Anna und Elisabeth. (This is only a clip, the sound is not original, of course.)
Recently, Barry Jenkins' film Moonlight (2016) won best picture and best-adapted screenplay in the Academy Awards.
Latino silent film information can be found here. There is little online to watch (sorry about that). Bronco Billy and the Greaser (1914), directed by Gilbert Anderson (Bronco Billy). By far one of the most famous Latin actors was Antonio Moreno, a Spanish-born actor/director, who often played the now stereotypical "Latin lover" role. Ramon Navarro (gay Mexican-American actor) was also popular during the 1920s was rumored to be Rudolph Valentino's secret lover. He ended up tragically murdered in 1968. Here's a link to a short amateur biography of the actor. He starred as Ben Hur in MGM's 1925 historical epic.
And Asian film star Sessue Hayakawa starred in such films as The Typhoon (1914) and The Dragon Painter (1919). He signed on with Paramount Pictures (Famous Players Lasky) where he worked with Cecil B. DeMille in such movies as The Cheat (1915). The first Japanese feature film was made in 1912, the Life Story of Tasuke Shiobara. Here is the Japanese film Jiraiya the Hero (20 min) in 1921.
Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922) is one of the most important early documentary films ever filmed. It follows the life and times of the Inuit hunter Nanook and his family. It is considered the first feature-length ethnographic documentary. Flaherty shot over 50k feet of film to make the film--which he shot on location in the cold north of Hudson Bay, Canada over the period of 55 days, traveling with the Inuit over 600 miles. You may watch Nanook of the North for extra credit.
The director Dadasaheb Phalke is considered the father of Indian film, although Asian film begins in the late 1890s. Here's his 1914 film Raja Harishchandra. It is also interesting to note that the first optical toy (a primitive zoetrope) was invented by Ting Huan in 180 AD in China.
By the end of the silent film era, most countries have begun to make films. Of particular note are the directors we will look at next week: Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Wiene and F.W. Murnau (German Expression films). But first...let's move ahead in time to the 1940s, to a growing film company called Disney. More on them later...
FILM SCREENING: Song of the South (1946)
We will begin screening the 1946 Disney Film: Song of the South, starring James Baskett (Uncle Remus) & Hattie McDaniel (Aunt Tempy). This film integrated live film footage with animation. Films such as Anchor's Away (Gene Kelly, 1945) and Fantasia (1940) incorporated animation with live film action. The style is repeated in such films as Mary Poppins (1964), Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971), and even Mary Poppins Returns (2019).
James Baskett became the first African-American male actor to receive an Academy Award. Seven years earlier, Hattie McDaniel, who also appears in Song of the South, became the first African-American to win an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress, Gone with the Wind (1939)). It wouldn't be until 1964 when another African-American male performer would win an Academy Award for Best Actor. See the article handout as part of your reading homework.
Alice Guy Blache
The Cabbage Fairy (1896)
The Life of Christ (1906) (our first religious epic depicted in film, predating Cecil B. DeMille)
The Consequences of Feminism (1906)
Falling Leaves (1912)
Algie The Miner (1912)
Lois Weber, an American female, was also a silent film actress and then director. She invented the first use of the split-screen technique in her film Suspense (1913).
Other films include the Blot (1921) and Hypocrites (the first full-frontal nudity depicted in a film outside of "art film" like Edweard Muybridge's work.) She, too, is important.
As for gay and lesbian films of the early silent film era, there are a few. Apart from two men dancing in the film by Edison, the first depiction of one of the sissy stereotype characters is Algie the Miner (1912, sound track added). The first butch male-to-male kissing scene is the fall of Babylon sequence in D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916). It also features a pretty kick-ass heroine: mountain girl.
A little gender-bending: Vitagraph's A Florida Enchantment (1914); Here's Sidney Drew's full film: A Florida Enchantment (full film, 1914). This is considered the first lesbian film in the U.S., although that's not really a central part of the film.
German film was one of the first to tackle gay subjects head-on. Here's the film Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others, 1919) by Richard Oswald. Here's a little about the significance of the film. It stars Conrad Veidt (more on him soon). Here's a version of the original 1919 film. You may watch this in its entirety for extra credit.
The lesbian film Madchen in Uniform was made in 1931 (and is a talky, so we won't but mention it here). If you're interested in this film, you may also like the 1933 film Anna und Elisabeth. (This is only a clip, the sound is not original, of course.)
Recently, Barry Jenkins' film Moonlight (2016) won best picture and best-adapted screenplay in the Academy Awards.
Latino silent film information can be found here. There is little online to watch (sorry about that). Bronco Billy and the Greaser (1914), directed by Gilbert Anderson (Bronco Billy). By far one of the most famous Latin actors was Antonio Moreno, a Spanish-born actor/director, who often played the now stereotypical "Latin lover" role. Ramon Navarro (gay Mexican-American actor) was also popular during the 1920s was rumored to be Rudolph Valentino's secret lover. He ended up tragically murdered in 1968. Here's a link to a short amateur biography of the actor. He starred as Ben Hur in MGM's 1925 historical epic.
And Asian film star Sessue Hayakawa starred in such films as The Typhoon (1914) and The Dragon Painter (1919). He signed on with Paramount Pictures (Famous Players Lasky) where he worked with Cecil B. DeMille in such movies as The Cheat (1915). The first Japanese feature film was made in 1912, the Life Story of Tasuke Shiobara. Here is the Japanese film Jiraiya the Hero (20 min) in 1921.
Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922) is one of the most important early documentary films ever filmed. It follows the life and times of the Inuit hunter Nanook and his family. It is considered the first feature-length ethnographic documentary. Flaherty shot over 50k feet of film to make the film--which he shot on location in the cold north of Hudson Bay, Canada over the period of 55 days, traveling with the Inuit over 600 miles. You may watch Nanook of the North for extra credit.
The director Dadasaheb Phalke is considered the father of Indian film, although Asian film begins in the late 1890s. Here's his 1914 film Raja Harishchandra. It is also interesting to note that the first optical toy (a primitive zoetrope) was invented by Ting Huan in 180 AD in China.
By the end of the silent film era, most countries have begun to make films. Of particular note are the directors we will look at next week: Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Wiene and F.W. Murnau (German Expression films). But first...let's move ahead in time to the 1940s, to a growing film company called Disney. More on them later...
FILM SCREENING: Song of the South (1946)
James Baskett became the first African-American male actor to receive an Academy Award. Seven years earlier, Hattie McDaniel, who also appears in Song of the South, became the first African-American to win an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress, Gone with the Wind (1939)). It wouldn't be until 1964 when another African-American male performer would win an Academy Award for Best Actor. See the article handout as part of your reading homework.
HOMEWORK: Please read the Guardian article about Song of the South (1946). Additionally, please read the article on German Expressionism & Sergei Eisenstein for TUESDAY, March 17. Aim to complete your film documentaries by Thursday, March 19.
Also, plan to attend the playwrights' festival next week Thursday & Friday, 7:00 in the Black Box.
Also, plan to attend the playwrights' festival next week Thursday & Friday, 7:00 in the Black Box.
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