Instructional Video9:28
Crash Course

Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History

12th - Higher Ed
After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice...
Instructional Video11:30
Curated Video

The Great Train Robbery (1903)

9th - Higher Ed
The Great Train Robbery is one of the earliest narrative films created in the United States. It is also considered to be one of the most significant as it introduced new cinematic techniques such as cross cutting, double exposure,...
Instructional Video10:26
Curated Video

Baron Munchausen's Dream (1911)

9th - Higher Ed
An early cinematic depiction of the 1785 fictional tale of Baron Munchausen's Dream, also known as Les Hallucinations du baron de Münchausen, or Les Aventures de baron de Munchhausen. The original story was written by the English author...
Instructional Video12:41
Curated Video

Frankenstein (1910)

9th - Higher Ed
Frankenstein is a 1910 American short silent horror film produced by Edison Studios. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reeler's screenplay, broadly basing his "scenario" on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel...
Instructional Video9:02
Curated Video

Alice in Wonderland (1903)

9th - Higher Ed
Alice in Wonderland is a 1903 British silent fantasy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. Only one copy of the original film is known to exist. The British Film Institute (BFI) partially restored the movie and its original...
Instructional Video3:03
Great Big Story

The nuclear bunker preserving movie history

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the unique nuclear bunker housing priceless movie memorabilia, a crucial part of preserving cinematic history for future generations.