A Trip To The Moon
A Trip to the Moon - Georges Melies - 1902
#1). Where did Georges Melies study in Paris?
A: He studied at the Ecole des beaux arts in Paris.
#2). What is considered to be Melies' principle contribution to film?
A: His principle contribution to film was the fade in and fade out effect.
#3). What effect did Melies' jammed camera have on film?
A: He made the first cut and paste technique. He found this out accidently He basically just cut part of his films and put new parts into his film. So it was definitely like cut and paste. Others have called the fade in and fade out technique.
#4). What did Melies discover in the occurrence of his jammed camera?
A: He discovered illusions.
#5). What film techniques did Melies pioneer?
A). Stop motion photography
B). Super imposition
C). Colored film
#6). What award from France did Melies receive for his contribution to Cinema?
A: He was awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor) which was presented to him in 1931 by Louis Lumière.
#7). Where does the opening scene of "A Trip to the Moon" take place?
A: The opening scene takes place in a small town in Paris.
#8). What is the group told they will witness if they ascend to the roof?
A: "A splendid spectacle!".
#9). Where does the rocket ship first land?
A: The rocket lands on a rocky ridge.
#10). How does the King on the Moon punish the travelers?
A: The king captured them.
#11). Who are the moon inhabitants?
A: The inhabitants are essentially aliens. They look weird. There name is Sennellites.
#12). What happens when the moon inhabitants are touched?
A: They dissapear into a puff of smoke.
#13). Ultimately, what happens to the King of the Moon?
A: While the adventurers are captured, the leader of the adventurers then attacks the king of the moon, and he hits the king of the moon, and turns into a puff of smoke. Thus the king is dead.
#1). Where did Georges Melies study in Paris?
A: He studied at the Ecole des beaux arts in Paris.
#2). What is considered to be Melies' principle contribution to film?
A: His principle contribution to film was the fade in and fade out effect.
#3). What effect did Melies' jammed camera have on film?
A: He made the first cut and paste technique. He found this out accidently He basically just cut part of his films and put new parts into his film. So it was definitely like cut and paste. Others have called the fade in and fade out technique.
#4). What did Melies discover in the occurrence of his jammed camera?
A: He discovered illusions.
#5). What film techniques did Melies pioneer?
A). Stop motion photography
B). Super imposition
C). Colored film
#6). What award from France did Melies receive for his contribution to Cinema?
A: He was awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor) which was presented to him in 1931 by Louis Lumière.
#7). Where does the opening scene of "A Trip to the Moon" take place?
A: The opening scene takes place in a small town in Paris.
#8). What is the group told they will witness if they ascend to the roof?
A: "A splendid spectacle!".
#9). Where does the rocket ship first land?
A: The rocket lands on a rocky ridge.
#10). How does the King on the Moon punish the travelers?
A: The king captured them.
#11). Who are the moon inhabitants?
A: The inhabitants are essentially aliens. They look weird. There name is Sennellites.
#12). What happens when the moon inhabitants are touched?
A: They dissapear into a puff of smoke.
#13). Ultimately, what happens to the King of the Moon?
A: While the adventurers are captured, the leader of the adventurers then attacks the king of the moon, and he hits the king of the moon, and turns into a puff of smoke. Thus the king is dead.