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Filmmaking from the First Directors
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Introduction6 Steps
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Lesson 1 - Documenting Life: Edison & Lumiere8 Steps
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Watch: The Big Picture (13 min video)
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Watch: Films - "Let's Go to the Movies" (3 min video)
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Watch: Films - Muybridge, Lumiere & Edison (20 min video)
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Watch: Films - "How You See It" (8 min video)
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Watch: Production (13 min video)
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Assignment: Filming an Action (2 min video)
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Submit: Link to Finished Film***
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Watch: Films - Lumiere & Edison Films (external links)
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Watch: The Big Picture (13 min video)
Lesson 2, Step 8
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Watch: Films – Lumiere & Edison Films (external links)
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If you want to watch more Edison films, you can watch or download them on the Internet Archive:
Part One (1891-98), Part Two (1899-1902), or Part Three (1903-22)
For Lumiere Films, watch the first of seven installments on YouTube (look for 2/7, 3/7, etc on right)
If you want to purchase a collection of both, buy The Movies Begin: A Treasury of Early Cinema