The Moving Picture Show
Welcome to the Moving Picture Show! Watch the journey of film, from Victorian travel guides and theatre right up to the big screen blockbusters we know and love today. Including genuine footage courtesy of the BFI.
FILM:
You can watch the full collection of film for free on the BFI website.
PARODY OF
The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman
LYRICS BY
Ben Ward
FROM
Series 8 Episode 1 (Queen Vic's Home Vids)
LYRICS:
It started with smoke and mirrors and what the butler saw
We had photos but we wanted something more
So Dixon and Edison made something we can’t ignore
Pictures that moved
They blew our brains as we sat there facing an oncoming train
At first the films were short and shot outside
People pulling faces, drinking milk and travel guides
As the movie grew to many minutes long
They needed something new to show the throng
So they crashed a rocket in the moon and filmed King John
Drew some pictures, made them move and called it animation
Movie stars got famous Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton
They’re just the start of our favourite thing!
We don’t even mind the queue
On screen our dreams come true
In 3D and sometimes 2
The Moving Picture Show!
You can use your phone to view
And use it to make films too
Be a Minion or maybe Gru
The Moving Picture Show!
They blew our minds when the first actors spoke
Adding colour changed everything at a stroke
Crash zoom, wide screen and the records broke
Special effects, science fiction; now at home on your television
Star Wars and Ghostbusters were gigantic
But nothing ever really topped Titanic
Yeah, OK, Avatar, don’t be pedantic
But now things are really getting frantic
High definition, downloads and motion capture
Crowdfunding now YouTube is coming at ‘ya
Star Wars is back, and we are in rapture
Where will it end? We hope it never ends!
We don’t even mind the queue
On screen our dreams come true
In 3D and sometimes 2
The Moving Picture Show!
You can use your phone to view
And use it to make films too
Be a Minion or maybe Gru
The Moving Picture Show!
LYRIC VIDEO:
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Victorian Inventions
And This is What We do With it...
History of Blue Peter Song
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