Short Film Saturday – Looney Lens Pas de Deux
https://archive.org/embed/silent-looney-lens-pas-de-deux
Cinematographer Al Brick had quite a few of these Looney Lens shorts it seems. This one I found by chance on the Internet Archive. Enjoy!
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Short Film Saturday: The Heart of the World
Guy Maddin makes his shorts as memorable as his features, both have his unmistakeable style.
Short Film Saturday: Max Linder
Max in a Taxi (1917)
Max Wants a Divorce (1917)
Short Film Saturday: Andy (2017)
It’s been a fairly long hiatus for posts on here (more on why that has been to follow). Today I happened to see a short I enjoyed and it’s Saturday, so I may as well bring back the Short Film Saturday theme.
It’s unrated but definitely NSFW, but tells a good tale of a vicious cycle of bullying. It also features Brendan Meyer whom I featured in my O, Canada! contribution this year.
Short Film Saturday: Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901)
The first obvious change in time during one piece of a motion picture is not an insignificant step at all but a crucial, necessary development in film grammar.
Short Film Saturday: The Uncle Josh Trilogy (1900-1902)
Many consider Uncle Josh to be not just the first protagonist of a film trilogy, but the first character on film period. Enjoy!
Short Film Saturday: How it Feels to Be Run Over (1900)
Titles at the beginning and end of a film were fairly common by this point. However, this film set a new precedent in the silent film art and added intertitles. They’re not the “best words” but they’re better than nothing.
Short Film Saturday: Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900)
The first ever tilt was a big one!
Short Film Saturday: Namo Village, Panorama Taken from a Rickshaw (1900)
The reverse tracking shot is born.
Short Film Saturday: As Seen Through a Telescope (1900)
The telescope effect on film precedes the binocular effect. Here it is introduced with a comedic design.
The Movie Rat 