Lights! Camera! Alice. The pioneer of world film history-the story of Alice Guy

Lights! Camera! Alice. The story of Alice Gay, the pioneer of world film history?

Blow up pirate ships? All right! Into the tiger cage? No problem!

Jump from a bridge to a speeding train? It's simple!

This book is adapted from the life experience of the legendary Alice Gay in female directors in the world film history, and reproduces the adventure story of the film pioneer's life for young readers.

At the beginning of the film's appearance and popularity, Alice showed amazing vision and infinite enthusiasm. In order to get a good shot, she often surprises people at that time. In practice, she constantly develops new film presentation forms, narrative methods, shooting perspectives and shooting techniques, which surprises the audience again and again.

She, Lumiere brothers and May Li Ai are pioneers of contemporary movies. However, her works have been named by other men for a long time Although she changed her name decades later, until today, Alice's popularity is still far lower than that of her contemporary male filmmakers.

This book begins with Alice's childhood, when she was a little girl who lived in stories all day. ...

May more "Alice" who stayed in the long river of history be recognized and commemorated.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Alice who lived in a story every day.

Grandma told her many old stories while stirring cherry soup.

The nanny tied her boots and knitted her colorful stories.

Little Alice is in her father's bookstore, warming herself with stories.

However, a terrible disaster came.

Earthquake, fire, robbers, ruined family business, and dad died.

Alice without money is independent. She learned to type and got a job in a camera company.

Soon, Alice's camera company began to sell a new product that can capture moving pictures.

Alice also likes this product, but she thinks it should be used for more than that.

Why not bring something special? Like ... a story.

Alice collects clothes, plays with props and finds someone to play the role in the story. ...

At first, Alice just wanted to show the function of this new camera, but people like her moving images very much, even more than the camera itself!

Making movies is exciting, but it's not easy.

Actors may be difficult to control, and passers-by unknown so will break into the camera ... but who doesn't like these accidents?

Alice has found more and more ways to surprise the audience.

Turn the film upside down and the person who jumps will fly.

Pause the camera and move the hat. When it is projected on the curtain, the hat begins to dance along the road.

Alice began to color the film, adding sound, and the first "talking film" was born.

Competitors sneak into the set and steal her story, but she always comes up with more new ideas.

Until ... she fell in love with a photographer and they went to a distant place-America.

A new journey has begun. What new story will happen here?

Bookworms, follow your beautiful mother to explore Alice's movie footprints.

About the author:

Maimara Rawcliffe, a writer of children's books, has written many children's non-fiction books, including The Extraordinary Eddie: The True Story of the Magic Queen Adelaide Herman, Elections in the United States, and How Ben Franklin Solved the Mystery that Troubled France.

Brief introduction of the painter:

Isimena Ciraolo, author and illustrator of children's books, won the Sebastian Walker Award.

Translator: Zhang Haoyue