Videos for Introduction to Film
The History of The Discovery of Cinematography Link to website  
Language of Film Link to website  
Top 50 movie special effects shots Link to website  
THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF COLOR FILM:
FROM ISAAC NEWTON TO THE COEN BROTHERS		 Link to website  
     
     
     
     

A Brief History of Film- Animated Documentary (Like Fast Draw)

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A Concise History of the Origins of Cinema

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Film History - Origins Of The Motion Picture (made by the US Navy in 1956)

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Motion Picture Persistence of Vision: "How You See It" 1936 Chevrolet

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Intro to Film Technique and Terminology

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The History and Science of Color Film:
From Isaac Newton to the Coen Brothers (Video)		 Watch video (21 min)
The Lumiere Brothers' First Films    

The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 1/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 2/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 3/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 4/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 5/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 6/7

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The Lumiere Brothers' First Films 7/7

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The Haunted Castle (1896) full film
the world's first horror film made in 1896 by georges melies		 Watch video (3 min)
Trip To Moon (1902) full film Watch video (12 min)
The Great Train Robbery (1903) Silent Film
This version has the sound of an old movie projector playing throughout		 Watch video (12 min)
CHARLIE CHAPLIN SHORTS, VOLUME 5 (1916)
Full Movie - Captioned		 Watch video (75 min)
Charlie Chaplin - "The Immigrant" (1917) Watch video (21 min)
Charlie Chaplin - "The Kid" (1921) Watch video (52 min)
Charlie Chaplin - "The Gold Rush" (1925) with spanish subtitles Watch video (93 min)
Nosferatu (1922) - Full Movie with music bed Watch video (84 min)
Nosferatu (1922) Full Movie
(This is the fully restored version of Nosferatu with original score!)		 Watch video (90 min)
NOSFERATU (alternative soundtrack by D.M.T.) Watch video (63 min)
Spongebob - Nosferatu Watch video (0:20 min)
Nosferatu! (MLP Version) Watch video (1 min)
Reels Of Steel / Nosferatu Soundtrack teaser Watch video (5 min)
Dracula (1977) Watch video (150 min)
Dracula 1979 Watch video (110 min)
Documentary: 100 Years of Horror Dracula and His Disciples
with Sir Christopher Lee		 Watch video (22 min)
Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Dracula    

Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Dracula (1/4)

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Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Dracula (2/4)

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Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Dracula (3/4)

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Nightmare: The Birth of Horror - Dracula (4/4)

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Nightmare! The Birth of Victorian Horror: Dracula
(Full program of the above 4 clips)		 Watch video (51 min)
The Real Count Dracula (History Channel Documentary) Watch video (42 min)
Dracula ( Part 1 of 10 ) - Christopher Lee Watch video (9 min)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Full Movie Watch video (51 min)
'The Mummy' - Hosted by Christopher Lee    

'The Mummy' - Hosted by Christopher Lee 1/4

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'The Mummy' - Hosted by Christopher Lee 2/4

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'The Mummy' - Hosted by Christopher Lee 3/4

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'The Mummy' - Hosted by Christopher Lee 4/4

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1927 Metropolis (restored) part 1/3 Watch video (51 min)
1927 Metropolis (restored) part 2/3 Watch video (51 min)
1927 Metropolis (restored) Part 3/3 Watch video (51 min)
Metropolis (FULL movie) sync to Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here) Watch video (133 min)

Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us
(Documentry from Forbidden Planet special features)

    

Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (1 of 6)

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Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (2 of 6)

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Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (3 of 6)

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Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (4 of 6)

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Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (5 of 6)

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Watch the Skies!: Sci-Fi, the 1950s and Us (6 of 6)

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Destination Moon 1950 Watch video (90 min)
"Rocketship X-M" (Lloyd Bridges) 1950 Watch video (77 min)
     
     

Animation Sound Design: Ben Burtt Creates the Sounds for Wall-E (Part 1 of 2)

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Animation Sound Design: Ben Burtt Creates the Sounds for Wall-E (Part 2 of 2)

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The Imperfect Lens - Creating the Look of WALL•E (WALL•E Special Features)

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The making of toy story (full)

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The Making of Toy Story

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The Making Of-The Nightmare Before Christmas.VOB

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Alien (1979) Behind The Scenes [1/2]

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Alien (1979) Behind The Scenes [2/2]

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Wallace & Gromit - A Matter of Loaf & Death - How They Donut

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All in a day's work for movie stunt people Watch video (10 min)
From 1979: Meet the stunt double of "Wonder Woman" Watch video (11 min)
     
NOVA: The Magic of Special Effects (1984) Watch video (54 min)
NOVA: The Magic of Visual Effects (six part series) Watch video (58 min)
NOVA: Special Effects - Titanic and Beyond Watch video (56 min)
     
The Last Days of "CINERAMA" - full documentary short Watch video (25 min)
CINERAMA 2012 Watch video (15 min)
50th ann. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" Cinerama Dome 10-27-13 Watch video (42 min)
     
LIFE AFTER PI (Official)
(A short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on "Life of Pi" -- just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community and the Film Industry as a whole)		 Watch video (30 min)
     
     
Star Wars - Within a Minute (full-length documentary) Part 1 Watch video (14 min)
Star Wars - Within a Minute (full-length documentary) Part 2 Watch video (14 min)
Star Wars - Within a Minute (full-length documentary) Part 3 Watch video (14 min)
Star Wars - Within a Minute (full-length documentary) Part 4 Watch video (14 min)
Star Wars - Within a Minute (full-length documentary) Part 5 Watch video (14 min)
     
Star Wars: The Making of the Myth Watch video (41 min)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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