This document discusses the essential elements of film including the director, story structure and editing, and actor's performance. It provides background on Thomas Edison's early Kinetoscope and the 1902 silent film A Trip to the Moon, directed by George Méliès. The document poses questions about the plot of A Trip to the Moon and its characteristics in terms of camera position, structure, filming techniques, and actor performance.

1. Film English
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2. Essence of film
1. Director：
2. Story: Structure and Editing
3. Actor’s performance:

3. Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope(1888-1891)
kineto (“movement”) ＋ scopos (“to view”)

4. https://www.lomography.com/magazine/112686-thomas-edison-and-the-kinetoscope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9O_urrVlA0&list=PLOGMXGZK9kQ3ecNQaXPHpVpJFXg_kj
mqM&index=5

5. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
1. Director: George Méliès
2. Genre: Silent Film
3. Youtube Source :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk
4. Filming Techniques: for discussion

6. Q & A:
1. Please describe the plot of this film.
2. What are the characteristics of this film?
Discuss from its camera position, structure,
filming technique, actor’s performance and use
of music.

7. Shot, Scene and Sequence
I. Types of Shot
II. Editing
III. Camera Angle
IV. Music
V. Lighting
VI. Other