Shot the first moving picture on paper and is regarded as the "Father of Cinematography". He disappeared on
Created the "Cinematograph" for the first public screening of some footage including a train moving toward the audience causing mass panic!!
"The Father of Montage" made many short films and especially ones with political importance.
The first film adaptation of a Shakespeare play was King John. The short film recreates the titular character's death at the end of the play.
The most famous of 500 films created by Georges Melies from 1896 -1912.
A Visit to the Seaside (1908) was an 8 minute short directed by George Albert Smith and it showed people doing everyday activities. It has huge historical importance in the industry. Filmed with Kinemacolour which was later replaced by Technicolour.
The first animated short in colour and the first to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short and the first of Walt Disney's 32. First film to use 3 strip Technicolor process.
Short films split into 3 categories; Live Comedy, Novelty and Animated. The winners were "The Music Box", "Wrestling Swordfish" and "Flowers and Trees".
An annual film festival held in late May, it is the longest running short film festival in North America. It was established in 1947 before the first festival taking place in 1950.
Tim Burton made his first short film when he was 13 years old and later worked on a short called Houdini. Burton later went on to work for Disney and become one of the highest grossing directors of all time.
Tin Toy was the first CG film to win an Academy Award for Animated Short at the 61st Academy Awards. Tin Toy is a Pixar film.
In 2005 he became the youngest Indian writer/ director with an Academy Award Nomination, he is an independent filmmaker who makes short films.
YouTube was created on this day and in years to come would allow filmmakers to promote and advertise their skill and passion for filmmaking.
Short Film used as "Art".
The 3 winners in the short film categories were: Inocente (Documentary), Curfew (Live Action) and Paperman (Animated).
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