Cinéma vérité: History and Key Facts
Cinéma vérité (UK: , US: , French: [sinema veʁite] lit.
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History of film: History and Key Facts
The history of film chronicles the artistic and cultural development of a visual art form that uses film technologies that began in the late 19th century, influenced by the existing screen cultur
Silent film: History and Key Facts
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible spoken dialogue).
Film editing: History and Key Facts
Film editing is the creative and technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking in which shots are combined into sequences that create a finished motion picture.
Cinematography: History and Key Facts
Cinematography (from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma) 'movement' and γράφειν (gráphein) 'to write, draw, paint, etc.') is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photo
Music of Star Wars: History and Key Facts
The music of the Star Wars franchise is composed and produced in conjunction with the development of the feature films, television series, and other merchandise within the epic space opera multim
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, directed by Sergio Leone.
Toronto International Film Festival: History and Background
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world.
Sundance Film Festival: History and Background
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute.
Paramount Pictures: History and Key Facts
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production and distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount
Columbia Pictures: History and Key Facts
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., also referred to as Columbia Pictures, is an American film production and distribution company.
Direct cinema: History and Key Facts
Direct cinema is a documentary genre that originated between 1958 and 1962—principally in Quebec and the United States—and was developed in France by Jean Rouch.
Expressionism: History and Key Facts
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century.
Soviet montage theory: History and Key Facts
Soviet montage theory is an approach to understanding and creating cinema that relies heavily upon editing (montage is French for 'assembly' or 'editing').
Production designer: History and Key Facts
A production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of a film and television story.
Screenwriting: History and Key Facts
Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games.
Blade Runner (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
Blade Runner: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Ridley Scott's 1982 science-fiction noir film Blade Runner, composed by Greek electronic musician Vangelis.
Black Panther (soundtrack): History and Key Facts
The soundtrack for the 2018 American superhero film Black Panther, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and produced by Marvel Studios, consists of an original score composed by
Dziga Vertov: History and Key Facts
Denis Arkadyevich Vertov (born David Abelevich Kaufman; 2 January 1896 [O.S.
Busan International Film Festival: History and Background
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF; Korean: 부산국제영화제), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most si
Toho: History and Key Facts
Toho Co., Ltd.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: History and Key Facts
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Pre-Code Hollywood: History and Key Facts
Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production C
Sound design: History and Key Facts
Sound design is the art and practice of creating auditory elements of media.
Agnès Varda: History and Key Facts
Agnès Varda (born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French filmmaker, artist, and photographer.
Frederick Wiseman: History and Key Facts
Frederick Wiseman (January 1, 1930 – February 16, 2026) was an American filmmaker, documentarian, theater director, editor, and actor.
The Lion King (1994 soundtrack): History and Key Facts
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the eponymous Disney film.
Ealing Studios: History and Key Facts
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London, England.
Shaw Brothers Studio: History and Key Facts
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited (Chinese: 邵氏兄弟(香港)公司) was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1958 to 2011.
Cinema of India: History and Key Facts
The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century.
Cinema of Iran: History and Key Facts
The cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), or of Persia, refers to the film industry in Iran.
Visual effects: History and Key Facts
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated as VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
Practical effect: History and Key Facts
In filmmaking, a practical effect is a special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post-production techniques.
D. A. Pennebaker: History and Key Facts
Donn Alan Pennebaker (; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema.
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film I, Destini: Date: 2013-2016. Created by: Destini T. Riley, American. Type: drawings.
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Museum Object and Cultural History
Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: Date: 1971. Created by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Baseball bat used by the character Sal in the film Do the Right Thing: Museum Object and Cultural History
Baseball bat used by the character Sal in the film Do the Right Thing: Date: 1989. Manufactured by: Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884. Used by: Danny Aiello, born 1933.
Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather: Museum Object and Cultural History
Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather: Date: 1943. Designed by: Helen Rose, American, 1904 - 1985. Worn by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
Black Journal: 18; Malcolm X Liberation University: Museum Object and Cultural History
Black Journal: 18; Malcolm X Liberation University: Date: 1969. Produced by: St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007. Produced by: National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970.
Violin from Animated Film Tubby the Tuba by George Pal: Museum Object and Cultural History
Violin from Animated Film Tubby the Tuba by George Pal: Date made: 1947. maker; producer: Pal, George. user: Walter Lantz Productions.