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GEORGES MÉLIÈS, EDWIN S. PORTER AND THE CINEMA - Coggle Diagram
GEORGES MÉLIÈS, EDWIN S. PORTER AND THE CINEMA
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Career
porter started as a director-cameraman for edison's output and eventually progressed to creating multiscene narratives
- THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903)
Impact
"the great train robbery" was the first box-office success in the film industry and established realistic narrative as the dominant style over méliès' fantasy films
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Film elements
the film utilized 14 separate shots, parallel editing, back projections, camera pans, diagonal compositions, and depth staging
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Career
méliès established the star film company in 1897 and produced, directed, and acted in over 500 films from 1896 to 1913
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