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Slapstick Summer Series: Key Stepping Stone | The Policemen’s Little Run (1907)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 27, 2012
The first intersection of chase movies with slapstick – The Policeman’s Little Run (aka La Course des Sergents de Ville, literally “The Run of the Village Constables”), directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
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Slapstick Summer Series: Exhibit E. Porter | Getting Evidence (1906)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 26, 2012
Not just an early example of well-executed slapstick, but overall a truly wonderful film – one which seems much more modern than expected, thanks primarily to the skilled direction of Edwin S. Porter. The multiple vignettes offer a nice variety of humorous scenarios, many of which contain supe read more
Slapstick Summer Series! – A Story Well Spun (1906), Pre-Iconic
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 25, 2012
A lesser-known work from the world’s first female filmmaker, but one which is expertly filmed and a herald of things to come. From the start we see a Tramp-ish character as the lead, immediately pulling our mind toward Chaplin. We are then treated to an excellent chase-less chase sequence almo read more
Slapstick Summer Series! – An Interesting Story (1904), The 1st True Slapstick
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 22, 2012
Directed by James Williamson, An Interesting Story shows a man so engrossed in reading a book that his time is spent dangerously oblivious to everything else happening around him. It is generally considered to be the world’s 1st slapstick film.
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Awesome Pulp Fiction “Remix” … is Awesome
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 21, 2012
Say “what?” again!
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Slapstick Summer Series! – The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match (1900), Wrestling w/ Melies
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 21, 2012
This film, like yesterday’s, is also not considered to be the 1st slapstick movie…but in this case, I’m not exactly sure why. Perhaps this is due to the physical comedy occurring only in an unexpected (and extreme) manner, but not not in an unexpected setting? I’m interested read more
Slapstick Summer Series! – The Sprinkler Sprinkled (1895), 1st Movie Comedy
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 20, 2012
Though not slapstick, strictly-speaking, Lumière’s The Sprinkler Sprinkled (aka L’Arroseur Arrosé and The Waterer Watered) earns the starting spot in this summer series for three main reasons: It’s the 1st comedy film. What’s more Summer-y than sprinkling sprinklers? read more
Portal IRL
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 15, 2012
Well-executed rendering of life in a world containing a Portal gun.
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The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 6] – Indiscreet Questions (1906)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 14, 2012
Felix Mayol performs Indiscreet Questions (by A. Trebitsch & G. de Nola / G. Maquis) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Mayol, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Be read more
Pixar Marvel Superheroes
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 13, 2012
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Happy Birthday, Lois Weber – America’s 1st Female Filmmaker
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 13, 2012
Born on this day in 1879, Lois Weber was a child prodigy pianist and silent film pioneer – an actress, screenwriter, producer, and director (the 1st woman as such in the United States) of over 100 known films. As a progressive activist, Weber’s movies often contained her ideals of social read more
The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 5] – White Lilacs (1905)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 12, 2012
Felix Mayol performs White Lilacs (Lilas Blanc, by Theodore Botrel) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Mayol, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebritie read more
The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 4] – The Trottins Polka (1905)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 11, 2012
Felix Mayol performs The Trottins Polka (La Polka des Trottins, by A. Trebitsch and H. Christine) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Mayol, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonoscenes of all three read more
The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 3] – Five O’Clock Tea (1905)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 10, 2012
Armand Dranem Performs Five O’Clock Tea (by J. Combe / D. Berniaux) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque cel read more
The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 2] – The True Jiu-Jitsu (1905)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 9, 2012
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu (Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu, by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D’Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonosce read more
The Original Music Videos of Alice Guy [part 1] – The Anatomy of a Draftee (1905)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 8, 2012
Polin performs The Anatomy of a Draftee (L’Anatomie du Conscrit, by E. Rimbault and E. Spencer) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Polin, who was then filmed “lip singing”. Guy would film phonoscenes of all t read more
Did you ever grow anything in the garden of your mind?
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 7, 2012
Mister Rogers remixed by Symphony of Science’s John Boswell, aka melodysheep, for PBS Digital Studios.
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A Brief History of Video Games
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 6, 2012
An abridged history of video games in under three minutes. Made using only sounds, music, and video from the games themselves.
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RIP Ray Bradbury, The Illustrious Man
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 6, 2012
“The things that you do should be things that you love. And things that you love should be things that you do.” – Ray Douglas Bradbury, (1920 – 2012)
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Jollification! The Mary Pickford Blogathon
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Jun 4, 2012
This past weekend, Classic Movies: The Blog hosted a Mary Pickford blogathon. In addition to being a lovely event containing many beautiful posts and informative links about “America’s Sweetheart”, the below music video I created was also graciously included, for which I am honored read more