Essential Tools for Film Students, Part 1

Film

Life of an American Fireman [2 versions]. 1903. USA. Directed by Edwin S. Porter. Produced by the Edison Company. 16mm. 12 min.

Porter’s original version is here followed by a later, re-edited version, a common practice with early films.

Correction Please, or How We Got in to Pictures. 1979. Great Britain . Directed by Noel Burch. 16mm. 52 min.

A unique exploration of early cinema and its evolution.

The Making of a Movie. 1957. USA. Written and directed by Tom Ryan. 16mm. 21 min.

Written and directed by Tom Ryan. A chronicle of the year and a half of work toward the completion of Otto Preminger’s Saint Joan.

Precious Images. 1986. USA. Directed and produced by Chuck Workman. 16mm. 7 min.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Directors Guild of America. A rapid-fire trip through the history of film, with over 400 images in seven minutes.

This film accompanies Histories of Film: The Circulating Film and Video Library.

Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 p.m.

MoMA, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater
Friday, November 22, 4:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

Licensing

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