Thomas Alva Edison (invention of kinetoscope; Actualities)
Writer: Tony
Auguste Lumière & Louis Lumière (interest in everyday life; shot almost all work outside; texture of life; sophisticated depth)
Writer: William
William Wants it. Lumiere Bros that is.
Georges Méliès (magician; optics, special effects; science fiction)
Writer: Nykki
Nykki will take on Méliès.
Trip to the Moon
Writer: Ian
Actualities
Writer: Air
Edwin Porter
Writer: Kathryn
Editing
Writer: Sam
Technology of Cinema (all that early stuff)
Writer: Monty
Gunning, "Cinema of Attractions"
Writer: Jessica
We'll all read Gunning, "Cinema of Attractions"