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Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – Opera Avenue [Avenue de l'opéra] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 12, 2012
Not the first reverse-motion film, but definitely one of the most vibrant from early cinema. With plenty of action, we are given a surreal portal to the past.
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Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – Wonderful Absinthe [La bonne absinthe] (1899)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 11, 2012
Is this a film with a main character who drinks absinthe? Or a representation of Alice Guy-Blaché’s mind after she took a trip with the green fairy? It appears to be the former, though I would love to see the latter. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000228/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestT read more
Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – At the Club [Au cabaret] (1899)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 10, 2012
A slightly different look at a familiar narrative in early French cinema. The original was Louis Lumière’s Card Game (Partie de Cartes), and the 1st remake was Georges Méliès’s Card Party (Une Partie de Cartes). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000222/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterest read more
Music Therapy and Fraggle Rock
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 10, 2012
I have a question for those interested. First, imagine being of the age and unfortunate condition as the gentleman in this video:
Now, which song do you THINK would have the most impact upon you, as occurred with him?
There are so many aspects to consider, not just regarding how songs remind us of read more
Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak [Surprise d'une maison au petit jour] (1898)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 9, 2012
The appropriately titled Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak (aka House Ambushed at Dawn) by Alice Guy-Blaché begins rather shockingly, and then the action continues all the way through the final frames. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612582/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrRedditStumb read more
Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – Disappearing Act [Scène d'escamotage] (1898)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 8, 2012
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Alice Guy-Blaché’s Disappearing Act (aka Scène d’escamotage) is an obvious imitation of the early films of Georges Méliès, such as The Vanishing Lady. Also note that we see the same backdrop used in At the Hypnotist’s. http://www.im read more
Vintage 19th Century Star Wars Yoda
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 8, 2012
Source: designworklife.com via CBGP on Pinterest
Check out more from Nick Agin, including Darth Vader, Boba Fett, C-3PO, and plenty of non-Star Wars art and design as well.
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Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man [L'aveugle fin de siècle] (1898)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 7, 2012
After being admonished by a cop, a “blind” beggar takes advantage of a sleeping mark to……get the mark arrested?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612558/
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Kurt Vonnegut recites his 8 tips for writing a great story
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 7, 2012
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things: reveal character or read more
Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – At the Hypnotist’s [Chez le magnétiseur] (1897)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 6, 2012
This is one of the earliest Guy-Blaché films in which we see the influence of Georges Méliès. One striking difference is the longer distance that exists between the onscreen action and the camera. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000144/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrRedditStumbleUponDigg read more
Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – The Fisherman at the Stream [Le pêcheur dans le torrent] (1897)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 5, 2012
The Fisherman at the Stream (aka Le pêcheur dans le torrent), is a comedic prank film of a type which began with Louis Lumière’s L’arroseur arrosé (The Sprinkler Sprinkled). In fact, Alice Guy-Blaché also filmed a remake of Lumiere’s short, but that movie is now presumed lost. read more
Wonderful Multi-Shot Composite Timelapse of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window”
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 4, 2012
Rear Window Timelapse from Jeff Desom on Vimeo.
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Incredible Miniature Sculpture Bust of Heath Ledger as The Joker
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 4, 2012
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Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker – The Cabbage Fairy [La fée aux choux] (1896)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 3, 2012
The Cabbage Fairy (aka La fée aux choux) is the oldest surviving film directed by the world’s 1st female filmmaker, Alice Guy-Blaché. The short references a folk tale regarding the origin of babies, not unlike the delivery stork, and pre-dating Cabbage Patch dolls by about 80 years. http://ww read more
Beyond 100: The 1st Female Filmmaker (Alice Guy), Méliès in May, and more
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Apr 2, 2012
First off, thank you to anyone reading this and to everyone who’s checked out a previous posting. It’s been a delightful time, giddy actually, connecting and interacting with those who have found something of interest in a post or two. I plan to do a better job of regularly sharing conte read more
March Melies Madness! – The Doctor and the Monkey [Le savant et le Chimpanze] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Mar 31, 2012
Méliès monkeys around in Le savant et le Chimpanze (aka The Doctor and the Monkey), an atypical film for Melies that includes an interesting split-level set which allows for viewing two floors at the same time. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227438/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterestTumblrRedditSt read more
March Melies Madness! – How He Missed His Train [Le réveil d'un monsieur pressé] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Mar 31, 2012
A variation on a familiar Méliès theme, but reversed. In How He Missed His Train (aka Le réveil d’un monsieur pressé), the character’s difficulty lies not in preparing for bed, but rather in readying himself to exit his sleeping quarters. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227419/ Share read more
March Melies Madness! – Going to Bed Under Difficulties [Le déshabillage impossible] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Mar 30, 2012
Familiar territory for Méliès, but executed to perfection. We again see our protagonist “Going to Bed Under Difficulties”, as indicated by the title, though this film also introduces us to a new Méliès trick: The Infinite Clothing. In fact, the original French title, Le déshabillage read more
March Melies Madness! – Eight Girls in a Barrel [Le tonneau des danaïdes] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Mar 30, 2012
In Eight Girls in a Barrel (aka Le tonneau des danaïdes, aka The Dainaid’s Barrel) Georges Méliès has fun with 8 women. And a barrel. The original French title references a Greek myth where forty-nine of the fifty daughters of King Danaus (i.e. the Danaids) were sentenced to fill bottomless read more
March Melies Madness! – The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head [L'illusioniste double et la tête vivante] (1900)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Mar 29, 2012
Méliès splits into 2 versions of himself, after which point the doppelganger interacts with the original (or is it vice versa?). A living, bodiless-head is produced and then turned into a full-bodied woman. Finally, the devil appears and ultimately reveals himself to be a 3rd Melies! http://www.imdb read more