Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 6:11:50 GMT
Various examples are on the "Edison: The Invention of the Movies" DVD set. Also, various examples can be viewed on YouTube as uploaded by the Library of Congress, such as this one:
Compare The Great Train Robbery with Porter's Life of an American Fireman made earlier in 1903. Life of an American Fireman has choppy motion. It was the film editing perfected by Edwin S. Porter that gave The Great Train Robbery natural motion.
Some film historians posit that Cecil Hapworth simultaneously made similar advances with Alice in Wonderland-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1903_film)
The Great Train Robbery was a good film also.
1903 was a magnificent year for technological innovation. The first airplane (heavier than air aircraft) was flown at Kitty Hawk by Wilber and Orville Wright.
Henry Ford made the first assembly line which revolutionized manufacturing.
The Great Train Robbery was the first modern film.
1903 was an amazing year.