Feature film
A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a
The first narrative feature film was the 60-minute The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906, Australia).[1] Other early feature films include Les Misérables (1909, U.S.), L'Inferno, Defence of Sevastopol (1911), Oliver Twist (American version), Oliver Twist (British version), Richard III, From the Manger to the Cross, Cleopatra (1912), Quo Vadis? (1913), Cabiria (1914) and The Birth of a Nation (1915).
Description
The notion of how long a feature film should be has varied according to time and place. According to the
History
The term feature film came into use to refer to the main film presented in a cinema and the one which was promoted or advertised. The term was used to distinguish the longer film from the
Early features were mostly documentary-style films of noteworthy events. Some of the earliest feature-length productions were films of boxing matches, such as
Defined by length, the first dramatic feature film was the
By 1915, over 600 feature films were produced annually in the United States.[20] It is often incorrectly cited that The Birth of a Nation (1915) was the first American feature film.[21] The most prolific year of U.S. feature production was 1921, with 682 releases; the lowest number of releases was in 1963, with 213.[20] Between 1922 and 1970, the U.S. and Japan alternated as leaders in the quantity of feature film production. Since 1971, the country with the highest feature output has been India,[22] which produces a thousand films in more than twelve Indian languages each year.[23]
Technological developments
One of the next major advancements made in movie production was
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See also
- Narrative film
- Short film
- Featurette
- List of early color feature films
- List of motion picture terminology
References
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- ^ "93rd Academy Awards of Merit rules" (PDF). Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Rule 2 | 79th Academy Awards Rules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
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- ^ Charles Musser, The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907, pp. 197–200.
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- ^ "Inauguration of the Commonwealth (1901): Education notes". Australian Screen. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Inauguration of the Commonwealth (1901)". Australian Screen. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Passion Play (1903), in: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures [online database].
- ^ ISBN 0-8230-7943-0. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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- ^ "'The Birth of a Nation' was the first feature and the first film shown at the White House." Movies Silently. Sept. 2015. September 2. 2017. http://moviessilently.com/2015/09/07/silent-movie-myth-the-birth-of-a-nation-was-the-first-feature-and-the-first-film-shown-at-the-white-house/
- ^ Patrick Robertson, Film Facts, New York: Billboard Books, 2001, p. 15.
- ISBN 0-415-26268-2
- ISBN 978-0299076641.
- ^ Parkinson, David (April 18, 2012). "100 Ideas That Changed Film: Sound". Credo Reference. Laurence King. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Parkinson, David (April 18, 2012). ""Color" 100 Ideas That Changed Film". Credo Reference. Laurence King. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Kroon, Richard W. (2010). ""Technicolor." A/v A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms". Credo Reference. McFarland. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Parkinson, David (2012). ""Digital Video." 100 Ideas That Changed Film". Credo Reference. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Kroon, Richard W. (2014). "Digital Cinema; A/v A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms". Credo Reference. McFarland. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ISBN 9780520959088.