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- | #REDIRECT [[Film]] | + | [[Image:Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, 1895.jpg|thumb|right|200px| |
+ | This page '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is part of the [[film]] series. | ||
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+ | Illustration: screen shot from ''[[L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat]]'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:Le Voyage dans la lune.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' ([[1902]]) [[Georges Méliès]]]] | ||
+ | [[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]] | ||
+ | [[Image:The Big Swallow.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Extreme [[close-up]] from the movie "[[The Big Swallow]]" ([[1901]]), produced and directed by [[James Williamson]] (1855-1933)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Great Train Robbery still, public domain film.jpg|thumb|right|200px| | ||
+ | A simple example of the inherent meaning in an art form is that of a [[western film]] where two men face each other on a dusty and empty road; one dons a black hat, the other white. Independent of any external meaning, there is no way to tell what the situation might mean, but due to the long development of the "western" genre, it is clear to the informed audience that they are watching a gunfight [[showdown]] between a [[hero|good guy]] and a [[villain|bad guy]].]] | ||
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+ | :"They can keep their [[Robert Bresson|Bresson]]s and their [[Jean Cocteau|Cocteaus]]. The cinematic, modern [[marvelous]] is popular, and the best and most exciting films are, beginning with [[Georges Méliès|Méliès]] and [[Fantômas]], the films shown in [[Grindhouse|local fleapits]], films which seem to have no place in the [[history of cinema]]." --[[Ado Kyrou]] “The Marvelous is Popular.” | ||
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+ | A '''film''', also called a '''movie''' or '''motion picture''', is a story conveyed with moving images. It is produced by [[recording]] photographic images with [[camera]]s, or by creating images using [[animation]] techniques or [[visual effects]]. The process of [[filmmaking]] has developed into an [[art]] form and [[film industry|industry]]. | ||
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+ | Films are [[cultural artifact]]s created by specific [[culture]]s, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important [[art]] form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for [[documentary film|educating]] — or [[propaganda|indoctrinating]] — citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by using [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] or [[subtitles]] that [[translation|translate]] the dialogue. | ||
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+ | Films are made up of a series of individual images called [[Film frame|frames]]. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as [[persistence of vision]], whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called [[beta movement]]. | ||
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+ | The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that [[photographic film]] (also called [[film stock]]) has historically been the primary [[Recording medium|medium]] for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including ''picture'', ''picture show'', ''moving picture'', ''photo-play'' and ''flick''. A common name for film in the United States is ''movie'', while in Europe the term ''cinema'' is preferred. Additional terms for the field in general include ''the big screen'', ''the silver screen'', ''the cinema'' and ''the movies''. | ||
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+ | ==In the history of fiction== | ||
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+ | :''[[history of fiction]]'' | ||
+ | In the [[history of fiction]], film became the dominant medium after the arrival of sound film in the late 1920s and early 1930s, displacing the [[novel]] and [[theatre]]. Until the arrival of [[home video]], film was a [[location based entertainment|community based entertainment]] medium. In recent years, [[video game]]s have displaced films as the top grossing entertainment medium. | ||
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+ | == History == | ||
+ | :''[[history of film]]'' | ||
+ | Motion pictures developed gradually from a [[carnival]] [[novelty]] to one of the most important tools of [[communication]], [[entertainment]], and [[mass media]] in the [[20th century]]. [[Film]]s have had a substantial impact on [[the arts]], [[technology]], and [[politics]]. | ||
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+ | == Bibliography == | ||
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+ | *''[[Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984|Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Le Surréalisme au cinéma]]'' by [[Ado Kyrou]] | ||
+ | *''[[Film as a Subversive Art]]'' by [[Amos Vogel]] | ||
+ | *''[[Midnight Movies]]'' (1983) | ||
+ | *''[[Incredibly Strange Films]]'' (1986) | ||
+ | *''[[Cult Movie Stars]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'' (2004) | ||
+ | *''[[The Haunted Screen]]'' (1952) by Lotte Eisner | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[List of film topics]] | ||
+ | * [[Lists of films]] | ||
+ | * [[Cinematic techniques]] | ||
+ | * [[Lost film]] | ||
+ | * [[Jahsonic's film canon]] | ||
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- "They can keep their Bressons and their Cocteaus. The cinematic, modern marvelous is popular, and the best and most exciting films are, beginning with Méliès and Fantômas, the films shown in local fleapits, films which seem to have no place in the history of cinema." --Ado Kyrou “The Marvelous is Popular.”
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a story conveyed with moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. The process of filmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.
Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating — or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.
Films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.
The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, moving picture, photo-play and flick. A common name for film in the United States is movie, while in Europe the term cinema is preferred. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema and the movies.
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In the history of fiction
In the history of fiction, film became the dominant medium after the arrival of sound film in the late 1920s and early 1930s, displacing the novel and theatre. Until the arrival of home video, film was a community based entertainment medium. In recent years, video games have displaced films as the top grossing entertainment medium.
History
Motion pictures developed gradually from a carnival novelty to one of the most important tools of communication, entertainment, and mass media in the 20th century. Films have had a substantial impact on the arts, technology, and politics.
Bibliography
- Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984
- Le Surréalisme au cinéma by Ado Kyrou
- Film as a Subversive Art by Amos Vogel
- Midnight Movies (1983)
- Incredibly Strange Films (1986)
- Cult Movie Stars
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2004)
- The Haunted Screen (1952) by Lotte Eisner
See also