Selig

William Nicholas Selig broke into motion pictures in the late 1890s and was responsible for many innovations that remain in use today by filmmakers. He created the concept of a documentary f... Read allWilliam Nicholas Selig broke into motion pictures in the late 1890s and was responsible for many innovations that remain in use today by filmmakers. He created the concept of a documentary film, the serial, an early version of the Hollywood star system, the classic Hollywood West... Read allWilliam Nicholas Selig broke into motion pictures in the late 1890s and was responsible for many innovations that remain in use today by filmmakers. He created the concept of a documentary film, the serial, an early version of the Hollywood star system, the classic Hollywood Western narrative, using animals as actors and a factory-like system to mass produce films. He... Read all