John's Short Film- Silent Film

This short film shows my attempt to get into my car, which is locked from the outside.

I manage to get a passerby to help me but, I still end up locked out and I collapse from embarrassment.

I then get kicked before the movie ends.


I wanted to shoot my film with my car,  as I thought with sped up footage, combined with my quick moments would make the emulate early comedy films, since they had sped up footage too.

Using a tripod and other 'actors' I kept the frame still and never changed angles.

The scene where I fell down, I left one of my feet up on purpose because I thought that could add more comic value to the scene.

The Lumiere Brothers- Research Task

                                                        The Lumiere Brothers- Research Task




Who were the Lumiere Brothers?

• The Lumiere Brothers were a filmmaker duo consisting of Auguste and Louis Lumiere, who were best known for making the first motion picture movie ever as well as making the first cinema ever though use of a projector. 

When and where did they live?

• They were born in the mid 19th Century in France and started their filmmaking history there before going to other counties such as the UK and Argentina. 

Who ruled their country?

• France at the time was ruled by a president, called Felix Faure after the king and queen hare was removed and replaced by presidents. 

What was happening around the world in that time?

• Utah becomes the 45th U.S. State 
  Yukon Gold Rush 
  First Modern Olympic Games 
  Dow Jones Industrial Average first published 
• Second Jungle Book 
  First Race Of Gas Powered Cars
  First Slot Machines
  The Radio or "Telegraphy Without Wires"
  Oscar Wilde 

What were their films about?

• Their films were about realism, basically putting non-actors on camera along with realistic and normal environments while the camera rolled in place.

How long were the films and why?

• The Marjory of their films lasted about 52 seconds since they were limited by technology at the time, they couldn't move the camera and editing did not exist at the time.
• Also their films had to be done in one take so any mistakes were either reshot again or they just had to keep it in.

What can you say about the cinematography and other aspects of the film's language?

• A lot of their ways of making movies included; Winding the camera by hand until the film had ran out, employing random passer by's to act to keep the film realistic, they couldn't move the camera so, all shots were done in one take and, there was no sound effects so, only music in the background helped the audience figure out a story for themselves.