Sharalee Roberts
@sharaleeroberts.bsky.social
Film | Animation | Screenwriting | Photography
English & Film Professor
English & Film Professor
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
The first adaptation of the 1823 poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Includes a title card with the reindeer "Dunder" not "Donner" as seen in older versions of the poem.
#filmsky #christmas #silentfilm
The first adaptation of the 1823 poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Includes a title card with the reindeer "Dunder" not "Donner" as seen in older versions of the poem.
#filmsky #christmas #silentfilm
December 18, 2024 at 12:48 PM
The Night Before Christmas (1905)
The first adaptation of the 1823 poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Includes a title card with the reindeer "Dunder" not "Donner" as seen in older versions of the poem.
#filmsky #christmas #silentfilm
The first adaptation of the 1823 poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Includes a title card with the reindeer "Dunder" not "Donner" as seen in older versions of the poem.
#filmsky #christmas #silentfilm
The Christmas Dream (1900) Georges Méliès.
Always love to see a Georges Méliès set design.
#filmsky #christmas #filmhistory
Always love to see a Georges Méliès set design.
#filmsky #christmas #filmhistory
December 11, 2024 at 12:49 PM
The Christmas Dream (1900) Georges Méliès.
Always love to see a Georges Méliès set design.
#filmsky #christmas #filmhistory
Always love to see a Georges Méliès set design.
#filmsky #christmas #filmhistory
There have been over 100 adaptions in film and television of Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol.
Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (1901) by Walter R. Booth was the very first screen adaptation.
Only half of the original footage has survived.
#filmsky #christmascarol #filmhistory
Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (1901) by Walter R. Booth was the very first screen adaptation.
Only half of the original footage has survived.
#filmsky #christmascarol #filmhistory
December 9, 2024 at 1:35 PM
There have been over 100 adaptions in film and television of Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol.
Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (1901) by Walter R. Booth was the very first screen adaptation.
Only half of the original footage has survived.
#filmsky #christmascarol #filmhistory
Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (1901) by Walter R. Booth was the very first screen adaptation.
Only half of the original footage has survived.
#filmsky #christmascarol #filmhistory
Santa Claus (1898)
The First appearance of Santa Claus on screen by British filmmaker G.A. Smith. Smith was a magic lanternist & hypnotist.
This is one of the first uses of special effects on screen.
#filmsky #earlyfilmhistory #specialeffects #santaclaus
The First appearance of Santa Claus on screen by British filmmaker G.A. Smith. Smith was a magic lanternist & hypnotist.
This is one of the first uses of special effects on screen.
#filmsky #earlyfilmhistory #specialeffects #santaclaus
December 8, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Santa Claus (1898)
The First appearance of Santa Claus on screen by British filmmaker G.A. Smith. Smith was a magic lanternist & hypnotist.
This is one of the first uses of special effects on screen.
#filmsky #earlyfilmhistory #specialeffects #santaclaus
The First appearance of Santa Claus on screen by British filmmaker G.A. Smith. Smith was a magic lanternist & hypnotist.
This is one of the first uses of special effects on screen.
#filmsky #earlyfilmhistory #specialeffects #santaclaus
A hot cup of tea and my ginger cookies fresh out of the oven. Wonderful December afternoon.
December 6, 2024 at 8:30 PM
A hot cup of tea and my ginger cookies fresh out of the oven. Wonderful December afternoon.
Sitting by the fire with a cup of hot tea and a book is the perfect weekend afternoon! ☕️ 📚 🔥
November 30, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Sitting by the fire with a cup of hot tea and a book is the perfect weekend afternoon! ☕️ 📚 🔥