Title
Philosophy of Film : Introduction to The Lumiere Brothers' FilmsCreator
Jenina MacGillivray and Memorial University. Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS)Description
Jenina MacGillivray introduces the documentary "The Lumiere Brothers' First Films" and discusses their importance in the concept of the art of film.Learning Design
Upon watching this video, students will be able to:
1) begin to define the term mimesis and to question if art imitates nature/whether or not film is a representation of nature, or of reality;
2) identify early film techniques that contained moving imaged
3) identify the Lumiere Brothers movies' (1895-97) as initial films with a strong sense of reality in art; and
4) identify Gilles Deleuze and Andrés Bazin as related philosophers.
Date Created
2008Format
Video/mp4Duration
02:46 minutes/seconds