YiFeng & Lily discuss the dawn of cinema, context and how to watch silent films. They review the top films from 1898-1907:
- 1898 – Santa Claus (Smith; England; 77sec)
- 1899 – Maple Leaf Viewing (Shibata; Japan; 2min)
- 1900 – The Enchanted Drawing (Blackton; New Jersey; 2min)
- 1901? The Maasbrug in Rotterdam (Nöggerath? Netherlands; 85sec)
- 1904 – Westinghouse Works (Bitzer; New Jersey; 70min)
- 1905 – The Misadventure… (Mullens; Netherlands; 5min)
- 1906 – The Story of the Kelly Gang (Tait; Australia; 60min)
- 1907? Dranem Performs ‘The True Jiu-Jitsu’ (Guy; France; 2min)|
00:00 Why did I create this podcast?
~6:50 Context is King!
~9:14 Historic context leading upto silent films
~14:50 How film preserves the image on nitrate
~31:00 Intro. & discussions to the 10 films we have watched
~1:28:00 Conclusion/wrap up
Recorded on August 2nd, 2019
