cheese mites , or lilliputians in a london restaurant
the cheese mites, or lilliputians in a london restaurant (1901) - walter r. booth | robert w. paul
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the film' s full title cheese mites, or lilliputians in a london restaurant, contains a reference to jonathan swift' s satirical novel gulliver' s travels (1726), in which the traveler of the title finds himself in the land of lilliput, populated entirely by tiny human beings .
though booth would be employed by the charles urban trading company a few years later, his film is not to be confused with urban' s pioneering 1903 production, also titled cheese mites, in which a diner has a rather less entertaining experience on examining a piece of cheese and discovering that it' s infested with the genuine articles (shown in extreme and groundbreaking close - up) .
directed by walter r. booth this is an early short film. a man at a restaurant has a drink and sees small people on the table .
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a 1901 british short silent comedy film featuring a gentleman being entertained by the little people who emerge from the cheese at his table, which combined the jump - cut with superimposition .
robert paul is a largely forgotten name today, but he was a major pioneer of british cinema, and was quick to grasp the commercial potential of cinema in ways that better known pioneers such as william friese - greene were not. he was more of a mechanic than a filmmaker making, with birt acres, his own camera on which to shoot films in 1895, and also britain' s first projector, the animatograph, with which to screen them in 1896. early in the 20th century he had a custom - made studio built in muswell hill. this short film shows the amusement of a diner in a restaurant when he discovers tiny people emerging from his meal. the shot is achieved by superimposing a matte shot onto the main picture. it was pretty new back then, but it obviously looks a bit amateurish today .
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jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. he has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he places the glass upon the table, lo, a... see full summary »
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a jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. he has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he places the glass upon the table, lo, a little sailor boy about six inches high appears from the foam, and climbing down the side of the glass, proceeds to dance a sailor' s hornpipe on the table .
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jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. he has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he places the glass upon the table, lo, a little sailor boy about six inches high appears from the foam, and climbing down the side of the glass, proceeds to dance a sailor' s hornpipe on the table. the sailor then walks toward a large cake of cheese, which is really higher than himself, and from the wedge shaped opening which has been cut, produces a little lady of his own height, with whom he holds a very animated conversation to the great delight of the diner. another little man appears on the scene, and everything goes smoothly until a quarrel arises among the little people. the picture finishes in an exciting manner, by the sailor and the lady' s escort having a lively mix - up. this is one of the most comical effects ever produced in animated photography .
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w. r. booth' s earliest films made use of jump - cuts and miniatures to create crude but often effective illusions. cheese mites (1901), made two years into his film - making career, is rather more sophisticated in that he combined the jump - cut with superimposition, so that the miniature people (shot on an exaggeratedly large table - top set) appear on screen alongside the normal - sized diner. thankfully, he seems to find the sight more amusing than alarming .
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essentially this is just one photography trick and the quality of the surviving film is not that high. given the age of the film you can allow some wiggle room and this is a fairly standard example of a film of the period. while this film is briefly enjoyable there is not a lot to it .
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* this film is included in the bfi dvd compilation' r. w. paul: the collected films 1895 - 1908', with music by stephen horne and optional commentary by ian christie .
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cheese mites , or lilliputians in a london restaurant is a 1901 british short silent comedy film , directed by walter r. booth , featuring a gentleman being entertained by the little people who emerge from the cheese at his table . the film , " contains a reference to jonathan swift 's satirical novel gulliver 's travels ( 1726 ) , " and is , according to michael brooke of bfi screenonline , " sophisticated in that he combined the jump-cut with superimposition . " 
cheese mites, or lilliputians in a london restaurant is a 1901 british short silent comedy film, directed by walter r. booth, featuring a gentleman being entertained by the little people who emerge from the cheese at his table. the film, " contains a reference to jonathan swift's satirical novel gulliver's travels (1726), " and is, according to michael brooke of bfi screenonline, " sophisticated in that he combined the jump-cut with superimposition. "
cheese mites, or lilliputians in a london restaurant is a 1901 british short silent comedy film, directed by walter r. booth, featuring a gentleman being entertained by the little people who emerge from the cheese at his table. the film, " contains a reference to jonathan swift's satirical novel gulliver's travels (1726), " and is, according to michael brooke of bfi screenonline, " sophisticated in that he combined the jump-cut with superimposition. "