A Trip to the Moon - Georges Melies - 1902
1. Where did Georges Melies study in Paris?
2. What is considered to be Melies' principle contribution to film?
3. What effect did Melies' jammed camera have on film?
4. What did Melies discover in the occurrence of his jammed camera?
5. What film techniques did Melies pioneer?
6. What award from France did Melies receive for his contribution to Cinema?
7. Where does the opening scene of "A Trip to the Moon" take place?
8. What is the group told they will witness if they ascend to the roof?
9. Where does the rocket ship first land?
10. How does the King on the Moon punish the travellers?
11. Who are the moon inhabitants?
12. What happens when the moon inhabitants are touched?
13. Ultimately, what happens to the King of the Moon?
1. Where did Georges Melies study in Paris?
2. What is considered to be Melies' principle contribution to film?
3. What effect did Melies' jammed camera have on film?
4. What did Melies discover in the occurrence of his jammed camera?
5. What film techniques did Melies pioneer?
6. What award from France did Melies receive for his contribution to Cinema?
7. Where does the opening scene of "A Trip to the Moon" take place?
8. What is the group told they will witness if they ascend to the roof?
9. Where does the rocket ship first land?
10. How does the King on the Moon punish the travellers?
11. Who are the moon inhabitants?
12. What happens when the moon inhabitants are touched?
13. Ultimately, what happens to the King of the Moon?
Answers:
1. He studies at Louis Le Grand high school in Paris (France).
2. He saw the first moving picture in 1895.
3. He discovered that he could use stop-motion photography to render trick visual effects.
4. He can use them to create special effects like fade-in and fade-out.
5.A) Cutting and pasting films
B) Fade-in & Fade out
C) Allusions
They are often used in George Melies movies and magic shows.
6. The L'egion d'onneur award.
7. In Paris, France. The professors are having a meeting and they are arguing that if the plan is going to work or not.
At the end, there are five professors including the proposing professors willing to do the trip to the moon.
8. The professors are told that they will see the moon from the roof.
9. It landed into the moon's right eye.
10. He captured them, but they managed to escape and killed the king.
11. They are fish-like aliens with weapons.
12. They exploded right away after the professor hit them.
13. He also explode after the professor hit him.
1. He studies at Louis Le Grand high school in Paris (France).
2. He saw the first moving picture in 1895.
3. He discovered that he could use stop-motion photography to render trick visual effects.
4. He can use them to create special effects like fade-in and fade-out.
5.A) Cutting and pasting films
B) Fade-in & Fade out
C) Allusions
They are often used in George Melies movies and magic shows.
6. The L'egion d'onneur award.
7. In Paris, France. The professors are having a meeting and they are arguing that if the plan is going to work or not.
At the end, there are five professors including the proposing professors willing to do the trip to the moon.
8. The professors are told that they will see the moon from the roof.
9. It landed into the moon's right eye.
10. He captured them, but they managed to escape and killed the king.
11. They are fish-like aliens with weapons.
12. They exploded right away after the professor hit them.
13. He also explode after the professor hit him.