Session 10
- Villancico
- Character With Interchangeable Head
- Descanso
- Tightrope Walker and Rope
- Grande roue de Chicago
- Londres
- Cloches du Kremlim, Moscou
- Bay Bridge
- La Tour Eiffel, Paris
- Tour de Pise
- Chromatrope
Villancico
- Registration number 22115
- Collection title unavailable
- Collection's origin Filmoteca Española
- Country of origin Escocia_Reino Unido
- Manufatured by J Lizart Optician. Glasgow
- Year unavailable
- Dimensions 8,2 x 8,2 cm
- Genre Musical
Theme
Musical
Description
Magic lantern slides belonging to the musical genre are defined as having four specific properties: (1) orientation to the professional lanternist market; (2) the social context of public exhibition involving public interaction; (3) high scenic complexity —the slides were designed to be shown with the reading of printed texts supplied by the manufacturer, a vocal performance and / or musical accompaniment; and (4) the use of contents of the musical and lyrical literary traditions. According to the variability of the musical work used, and to the combination of the auxiliary formal languages involved in the final mise en scene, lyrical genre slides can be grouped into three subjects: song, anthem and hymn.
– Song magic lantern slides were inspired by or adapted from an admired song, which expressed a range of topics, from a satirical or elegiac emotion, to didactic moral teaching.
– Magic lantern slides with hymns were inspired by or adapted from musical texts, which tended to exalt and praise religious issues.
– Magic lantern slides with anthems were inspired by or adapted from musical texts, which were used as a symbol for a distinct group, and often tended to exalt national issues.
These slides had the texts inserted into the image itself, and they were synchronously screened with an individual singer, or with a choral performance inviting the active participation of this audience in the hall, with or without musical accompaniment.
Character With Interchangeable Head
- Registration number 02512
- Collection title Character With Interchangeable Head
- Collection's origin Museu del Cinema Co.lecció Tomàs Mallol
- Country of origin unavailable
- Manufatured by Without Accurate Information
- Year 1875
- Dimensions 12,7 x 30,8 x 1,7 cm
- Genre Burlesque
Theme
Burlesque
Description
Magic lantern slides classified within the burlesque genre are defined as having three specific properties, in addition to the scenic generic properties: (1) The recording and level of codification of their images through pictorial and / or printing techniques; (2) a medium complexity in staging —slides were designed to be shown with some kind of funny comment and / or some form of musical accompaniment—; and (3) the use of cultural contents from certain minor dramatic traditions — dances, musical numbers, illusionism, declamation, imitation, humor, pantomime, shadows and silhouettes, or circus arts —including acrobatics, juggling or samples of biological rarities or trained animals.
Among burlesque magic lantern slides, those that refer to actions that seek to ridicule someone or something are very frequent. In human interaction, the slides present their subjects in two ways, either in fun or harmfull: they use parody and exaggeration of the features and actions of a character in order to ridicule a topic, either glorifying the socially unacceptable, or denigrating the socially dignified. These slides are connected to variety shows and directly related to the tradition of the American vaudeville, the French cabaret, or the British pantomime and music hall.
Descanso
- Registration number 02597
- Collection title unavailable
- Collection's origin Museu del Cinema Co.lecció Tomàs Mallol
- Country of origin unavailable
- Manufatured by Without Accurate Information
- Year 1880
- Dimensions 10,3 x 26,9 x 1,5 cm
- Genre Title
Theme
Title
Description
Title genre magic lantern slides include visual contents such as signs, inscriptions or decorative elements that served to lead, announce transitions, or finish any of the projected stories during the magic lantern shows. Magic lantern slides within the title genre genre include the chromotoscopic subgenre. Chromotoscopic magic lantern slides are defined as having two specific properties in addition to the sign genre: a cyclical format and the creation of their images by pictorial and / or printing techniques.
Tightrope Walker and Rope
- Registration number 02554
- Collection title Tightrope Walker and Rope
- Collection's origin Museu del Cinema Co.lecció Tomàs Mallol
- Country of origin unavailable
- Manufatured by Without Accurate Information
- Year 1880
- Dimensions 10 x 17,7 x 1 cm
- Genre Burlesque
Theme
Burlesque
Description
Magic lantern slides classified within the burlesque genre are defined as having three specific properties, in addition to the scenic generic properties: (1) The recording and level of codification of their images through pictorial and / or printing techniques; (2) a medium complexity in staging —slides were designed to be shown with some kind of funny comment and / or some form of musical accompaniment—; and (3) the use of cultural contents from certain minor dramatic traditions — dances, musical numbers, illusionism, declamation, imitation, humor, pantomime, shadows and silhouettes, or circus arts —including acrobatics, juggling or samples of biological rarities or trained animals.
Among burlesque magic lantern slides, those that refer to actions that seek to ridicule someone or something are very frequent. In human interaction, the slides present their subjects in two ways, either in fun or harmfull: they use parody and exaggeration of the features and actions of a character in order to ridicule a topic, either glorifying the socially unacceptable, or denigrating the socially dignified. These slides are connected to variety shows and directly related to the tradition of the American vaudeville, the French cabaret, or the British pantomime and music hall.
Grande roue de Chicago
- Registration number CE1985/004/1298
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
Londres
- Registration number CE1985/004/1300
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
Cloches du Kremlim, Moscou
- Registration number CE1985/004/1299
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
Bay Bridge
- Registration number CE1985/004/1297
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
La Tour Eiffel, Paris
- Registration number CE1985/004/1301
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
Tour de Pise
- Registration number CE1985/004/1302
- Collection title Les curiosites et les grandes marveilles du monde
- Collection's origin MUNCYT
- Country of origin France
- Manufatured by E. MAZO, PARIS
- Year c. 1900
- Dimensions 10 x 8,5 x 0,3 cm
- Genre Topical
Theme
Topical
Description
Magic lantern slides categorised within the topical genre visually reflected current events that were also part of the contemporary written and illustrated press. These kinds of slides included four groups of subjects: (1) society—including national or international politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology; (2) incidents —such as accidents, crimes or natural disasters; (3) travel —showing current images of cities, landscapes or people around the world as well as travel motivated by scientific curiosity, the commercial and tourist industry, or artistic creativity; and (4) sports —through news-related events of interest to national or international public opinion.
Magic lantern slides within the topical genre also included the dissolving view subgenre. Magic lantern slides that belong to this subgenre are diachronic, simulating the passing of time across two or more moments through a gradual visual transformation. They provided added value to the visual presentation of all kinds of events: sights while travelling, natural phenomena, events such as explosions or fires, etc. The effect was achieved by darkening the image shown, while the next one was gradually superimposed.
Chromatrope
- Registration number 02488
- Collection title Chromatrope
- Collection's origin Museu del Cinema Co.lecció Tomàs Mallol
- Country of origin unavailable
- Manufatured by Without Accurate Information
- Year 1890
- Dimensions 5,9 x 16 x 1,1 cm
- Genre Title
Theme
Title
Description
Title genre magic lantern slides include visual contents such as signs, inscriptions or decorative elements that served to lead, announce transitions, or finish any of the projected stories during the magic lantern shows. Magic lantern slides within the title genre genre include the chromotoscopic subgenre. Chromotoscopic magic lantern slides are defined as having two specific properties in addition to the sign genre: a cyclical format and the creation of their images by pictorial and / or printing techniques.