German Film McDaniel College麦克丹尼尔学院英语电影.pptVIP

German Filmby Rachel Smith Generalities Government offered subsidies to filmmakers Effort to encourage domestic picture production Regarded filmmaking as an art rather than a buisness Films were often limited by budget, intellectually challenging productions They lack the Hollywood/action/blockbuster formula – thus, limited mass appeal General History First paid public move showing – Lumiere brothers in Paris – 1895 Actual – worlds first public demonstration of moving pictures – Berlin, almost two months earlier Berlin became the center of German fledgling film industry 1905 – 6 movie theatr