Film in Victorian Britain

Synopsis

A video-based package for teaching both Media and the Victorian Britain topic in KS2 history. The video is a compilation of 33 short films made between 1896 and 1905. An emphasis on actuality footage provides glimpses of street life, games and pastimes, dress and transport in the 1890s and brief footage of Queen Victoria. The written materials cover how films were made, advertised, sold and shown and discuss how the first audiences reacted to the new medium.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £19.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

Subjects

History; Media studies

Keywords

early cinema; newsreel films; Victorian life

Credits

Contributor

Terry Staples

Production Company

Name

BFI Education

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 7950

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor

Name

BFI Education Resources

Email

education@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/education External site opens in new window

Phone

0870 241 3764

Fax

01634 290175

Address

PO Box 105
Rochester
ME2 4BE