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''Life of an American Fireman'' is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a woman and child from a burning building. It bears notable similarities to the 1901 English short film ''Fire!'', directed by James Williamson. ==Historical significance== ''Life of an American Fireman'' is notable for its synthesis of numerous innovations in film technique that had occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specifically, Porter builds a continuous narrative over seven scenes, rendered in a total of nine shots:〔Originally in ''Edison Films'' catalog, February 1903, 2-3; reproduced in Charles Musser, ''Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991), 216-18.〕 # The Fireman's Vision of an Imperilled () Woman and Child. # A Close View of a New York Fire Alarm Box. # The Interior of the Sleeping Quarters in the Fire House. # Interior of the Engine House. # The Apparatus Leaving the Engine House. # Off to the Fire. # The Arrival at the Fire. This particular construction of time and space was not invented by Porter, but he did maximize its use and further develop it in his more famous film of 1903, ''The Great Train Robbery''. Charles Musser, a film scholar, points out that this film represents the social role of firefighters was changing at the time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life of an American Fireman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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