The movie that I'm analyzing is ‘Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip To The Moon) that was directed by George Méliès in 1902. The movie begins with a group of astronomers getting ready to take a trip to the moon. After gathering the desired team of astronomers to go on this expedition, the rocket they built takes off and is now approaching the moon as it crashes into the moon's eye. (This image of the rocket in the moon's eye is one of the pieces Méliès has become very famous for). Shortly after landing the team begins exploring the moon where they come across extraterrestrial creatures who capture the astronomers. After a long, and hard struggle, fighting off the creatures with an umbrella, they were able to escape and return back to Earth.
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All of the techniques used brought character to the film as a whole. Films during this time were known to have long takes without cutting, also it didn't have camera movements in which it followed the subject to avoid cuts and relied heavily on title cards to help the audience move with the story. On the other hand ‘A Trip To The Moon’ did the opposite of that. It had about seven to eight cuts within one single take, no title card usage, and no camera movement. Since I know that George Méliès was once a magician, seeing the use of magic in this film definitely shows how his career as a magician had great influence on him as a filmmaker especially in his editing style which flashes right before your eyes and if you're not paying close attention to it you wouldn't even notice it. Being that Méliès was one of the first directors to incorporate the style of quick edits and special effects in his work led other filmmakers to follow in his footsteps. It definitely made him stand out and it set him apart from the rest of filmmakers. Because of Méliès, films that are made today incorporate many of his techniques such as the telling the story without giving the audience clues as to what's happening by using title cards. Today's films also use subtle edits by trying to make the edit while there is action happening so it can be seamless where the viewer wouldn't even notice it which I believe was inspired by Méliès’ use of stop motion. I also feel that films today use props and their actors to add to the set by creating worlds in which adds heavily to the environment in which the actors are portraying such as the actors taking place of the stars or even the one Méliès is most famous for with the rocket into
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All of the techniques used brought character to the film as a whole. Films during this time were known to have long takes without cutting, also it didn't have camera movements in which it followed the subject to avoid cuts and relied heavily on title cards to help the audience move with the story. On the other hand ‘A Trip To The Moon’ did the opposite of that. It had about seven to eight cuts within one single take, no title card usage, and no camera movement. Since I know that George Méliès was once a magician, seeing the use of magic in this film definitely shows how his career as a magician had great influence on him as a filmmaker especially in his editing style which flashes right before your eyes and if you're not paying close attention to it you wouldn't even notice it. Being that Méliès was one of the first directors to incorporate the style of quick edits and special effects in his work led other filmmakers to follow in his footsteps. It definitely made him stand out and it set him apart from the rest of filmmakers. Because of Méliès, films that are made today incorporate many of his techniques such as the telling the story without giving the audience clues as to what's happening by using title cards. Today's films also use subtle edits by trying to make the edit while there is action happening so it can be seamless where the viewer wouldn't even notice it which I believe was inspired by Méliès’ use of stop motion. I also feel that films today use props and their actors to add to the set by creating worlds in which adds heavily to the environment in which the actors are portraying such as the actors taking place of the stars or even the one Méliès is most famous for with the rocket into