The very first films in the world: how did it all begin?

Content:

1. The story of the first film
2. Official first movie
3. The first voiced movie in the world
4. The first color image in the cinema
5. The first Russian short film
6. The first full-length Russian film
7. The first color Russian film
8. Elements of horror in the first films
9. The world's first comedy film
10. Erotic movie: how it all began

Today, cinema is a professional game of actors, beautiful landscapes and exciting special effects. The journey from the first movie to modern cinema was not easy. But where did the art of cinema begin? When and where did people see the first film? And what were the first steps in creating the first films? In our review, we will try to answer all these questions and tell you about the very first films in the world.

The story of the very first film

In 1888, when the cinema had not yet declared its existence as an art, the Frenchman Louis Le Prince made the first film. The film, entitled “Roundhead Garden Scenes,” was only a few seconds long. The main characters of this film were members of the director’s family and his friend, who simply walked around the garden. When creating the first film, Louis Le Prince used the latest technology for that time. He recorded on a film of paper with photo emulsion coating. According to historical data, this director created another film, but it never came out, as its creator disappeared without a trace. Until today, none of the versions of his mysterious disappearance has been confirmed.

The officially recognized first film in the world

The official year of the creation of world cinema is considered to be 1895. The short film "Arrival of the Train at La Ciotat Station" was presented in France and became widespread. The creators of the first movie were the Lumiere brothers. The duration of this picture is only 49 seconds, and from the point of view of the modern viewer, it was not a remarkable or significant plot. Only a moving train and people passing by were shown on the screen. But for the audience of that era, any movement on the screen was a real miracle. The film of the Lumiere brothers was first shown on the wide screen of 1896 on January 6. Subsequently, many directors began to shoot a similar movie at other stations.

The first voiced movie in the world

The world saw the first film with voice acting “Jazz Singer” in October 6, 1927. The director of the picture is Alan Crosland. In fact, the film remained silent, but with inserted musical and interactive episodes. The dubbing was recorded phonograph records, which were then played synchronously with the film. The first phrase in the history of cinema, uttered from the screen “Well, look, mom, listen,” caused a delight among the audience of that time. The main role in this film was played by jazz singer Al Johnson.

The first color image in the cinema

As a result of the great work of British historians, it was found that the world's first frames in color were shot in 1901-1902. The picture was called "Journey to the Moon" by French director Georges Méliès. He achieved the color effect by superimposing on each other three multi-colored films (blue, red and green). Officially, the full-length color film is considered to be the film “Victims of the Sea”. The picture came out on a wide screen in 1922 and was a huge success with the audience.

The very first Russian short film

At the beginning of the first steps of the cinema, only short films were shot, lasting a few seconds, a maximum of several minutes. The first Russian short film, Ponisova Volnitsa, lasted only seven minutes. The movie was released in 1908.The plot of the film tells about the famous ataman Stenka Razin.

The very first full-length Russian film

Cinema has become popular all over the world. Russia was no exception. In 1911, the first full-length silent film “Defense of Sevastopol” was released. Filming of this documentary film took place on the ground of a real battle.

The very first color Russian film

On December 5, 1925, the first color film “Battleship Potemkin” in Russia was released. All the “color” of this film was in a bright Soviet red banner. The film was very popular with viewers of that time. And in 1926, the painting "The Battleship Potemkin" was recognized as the best by the American Film Academy.

Elements of horror in the first films

The first film with horror elements was introduced to the world by French director J. Méliès. In mid-1896, he showed the world the film "Castle of the Devil." This film is the first attempt to create a movie using special effects. Today, the cinematic design of “Devil's Castle” is more like a comedy silent film, but still officially remains the very first horror film in the world. For example, the scene of the transformation of the demon Mephistopheles into a bat caused both delight and fear among the audience of that time.

The world's first comedy film

The origin of comedy cinema is a 1985 film by famous Lumiere brothers “Watered Waterer”. But you can hardly consider this picture a full-fledged representative of comedy cinema, most likely this is a game genre. But the first full-fledged full-length comedy is officially considered the film "Tilly's Interrupted Romance." The year the pictures were released on the screen in 1914, where Charlie Chaplin starred. In the same year, two more comedy films with the participation of Ch. Chaplin were released. Funny and at the same time naive films with the participation of this famous actor are still considered the world classics of the comedy genre.

Erotic movie: how it all began

A year after the release of the first cinema film in 1896, a very popular and sought-after genre of the film industry appeared - erotic cinema. The first film of this piquant genre was released in France under the name "Pastel for Maria". The director of this seven-minute silent picture is Albert Kirchner. Only three and a half minutes have come to our days from the full version of the film. For a modern sophisticated viewer, this film can hardly be called erotic, but, nevertheless, this first film remains the founder of this genre.

Today in our review we talked about how such an art as cinema began. Those first cinematic masterpieces are today an artistic heritage, they carry a certain experience and great value for all subsequent generations. We must remember that the progress of cinema became possible thanks to these first discoveries that were difficult for that time.