#1900s vamp au

[reanimatedgh0ul]

this is gonna be gray ghost in this new idea i have for another vampire au

[roseknightred]

The Originals (tvd) were in New Orleans in the early 20th century, right? Like 1900 to 1930 range? Any crossiver fans of Hazbin Hotel wondering what woulda happened if they knew Alastor in his time alive there?

I'm too lazy to write it in its full glory but I imagine Alastor was one of the main witch friends Kol made in his time making dark objects to be reunited with his magic and advance the communities' use of Ester's grimoirs/spells and passed on knowledge.

What if Alastor was a key turning point in the war on vampires by charming daylight rings? Cracking the code, sharing the knowledge onward (for a price, of course), and so forth. Maybe even leaving codes in his broadcasts only the supernaturally involved would catch onto. The vamps would have been more inclined to trust a man who couldn't own land either than the fickel businessmen they see keeping eyes on em. The one town barely affected by the meat shortages. The possibilities are endless!

What if that's where he was for the 7 years? Maybe his interest in Charlie and the hotel is because of Hope!

What if he's constantly under threat of being consecrated in New Orleans soil after so many years and gets ripped away, like, mid-heaven-negotiations or some-such to be reunited with the ancestral well?

I really like this AU in my head but know I will never get around to writing it.

[wh0lemilk0vich]

are you doing anything for Kinktober?

I'm not doing the daily different kink thing, but I am going to try to post some fics throughout October because I love halloween

[violet-fire-cat]

Questiom about the wolf/vamp au! Why did X overthrow and kick out Ex? I presume there is a reason but haven't a clue of what it specifically could be!

An excellent question, and there certainly was a reason for it! And to put it very simply, Xisuma was fed up.

This all happened just over 100 years ago (hence why their clothes and hair are different here), probably right at the start of the 20th century, so, late 1800s early 1900s.

Story Time below the cut! (I wrote way more than I expected to but I’m not cutting it down anymore than I already have) ~

I don’t know if these two are the ones who originally started the Court, but they were in charge together for quite a while. EX is older, not by a lot, but he is, and so he was the grandmaster, and Xisuma was second in command.

Things were very different back then. Vampires weren’t friends with the other magical creatures, they often lived up to their reputation as violent blood thirsty beasts, and little more. The Court was always supposed to be a safe space, but even within it’s walls, the vampires weren’t really friends with each other either.

EX actively encouraged it too. Vampires were supposed to be the most powerful creatures around. Being strong and knowing how to fight was important. He didn’t care if the court members were fighting, didn’t care if they were going out and killing people, didn’t care if blood was shed and people got hurt. Vampires were powerful and important, that’s all that mattered.

The Court needed to be peaceful otherwise it would fall apart. Even if the members weren’t best buddies, that many vampires in one place need to respect each other enough to not start pointless fights. But that wasn’t really happening, and EX wasn’t helping. His attitude and reluctance to change was putting the entire Court in danger.

The world was changing though, and multiple people tried to stand up to him, sick of his leadership. But no one stood a chance against him. So a lot of Court members turned to Xisuma for leadership instead, he started taking charge more, the people wanted him over his brother. Xisuma didn’t mind, but EX did not appreciate it. Not at all.

If a grandmaster is beaten in combat then the winner can take control. That’s the old rule. And that’s what happened here. Eventually the two got into a fight and Xisuma challenged him, sick of the unease and the violence and wanting to change things.

EX is strong, he’s centuries old after all. But he’s not as strong as he thinks he is. Physically, Xisuma has the upper hand, and he proved it on that fateful day.

The fight was long and bloody, both of them coming out of it battered and beaten. When it finally ended, Xisuma was the one who came out on top and he told EX to leave. He wasn’t wanted here.

He gave the rest of the vampires a choice too. They could stay, help try to make things better here. Or they could leave with EX. Some left, including Hels, but most stayed. Doc, Wels, Mumbo, and a then fledgling Keralis, among them.

Things were uneasy for a while, but gradually, they got better. The violence within the Court eased, and as time went by, the vampires grew to respect Xisuma as the grandmaster. Though whilst he does still hold that title, he’s not particularly strict about it.

In more recent decades the Court is a centre piece for the local magical people. He’s managed to form good bonds with the magical humans, and with Ren as the pack leader, relations between the Court and the werewolves have never been better. There are still fights sometimes, but nothing like what there was in the past.

EX is still in the city, usually with Hels. Still bitter about being beaten by his little brother. And he’ll cause trouble from time to time, laughing when Xisuma makes a fuss and tells him to stop.

[mcgnagallsarmy]

Spuffy style Reading Challenge - #3: Around the World

Arctic & Antarctic:

Nevertime by anaross [R]

They lost. But they lived. Spike, Blue, and Angel head north to the Arctic to escape the demons set loose in Not Fade Away. (Don't worry... Buffy finds them.)

Western Europe:

Choices by lafillesauvage [NC-17]

After the big showdown in L.A., the Powers That Be decide to make each of their three Champions (Buffy, Angel, and Spike) a deal, which they may or may not choose to accept. This story follows what happened after they made those choices, how their lives played out in the years that followed, and how Buffy and Spike eventually found their way back to each other.

Eastern Europe & Russia:

World Enough, and Time by toooldforthis [R] - some of it takes place in Prague

“You came back wrong,” he told her, all those years ago. He was right, but it took them a very long time to realise exactly what that meant. It meant a hundred more apocalypses, a thousand battles. It meant a journey, a prophecy, a war. They’d lose one other, and find their way back, and choose, again and again. And all the while, the earth was failing.

There are a lot more people than you think who are here for the long haul – like, the really long haul. This is a story about two of them.

Fic set on an Island:

The End of the World by Dorians Kitten [R] - this is an all human story

Sometimes fate steps in and gives love a second chance. Being forgotten on a deserted island gives former friends Buffy Summers and William "Spike" Pratt plenty of time to talk, but is that enough to get past four years of misunderstandings and unintentional heartbreak?

Asia:

World on Fire by Sunalso [NC-17]

China, 1900. The night Spike kills his first Slayer a ghostly Buffy is there to see it. They both learn that even time and space can't keep them apart.

Australia & New Zealand:

Something Renewed by DarkVoid116 [R]

After being together for half a decade, Spike and Buffy have much to be thankful for. Spike's desire to celebrate the anniversary of his first holiday with Buffy brings the couple closer than ever.

Middle East:

Requiem by Holly [NC-17] - there is a tiny bit of this that takes place in Jerusalem; this is the best I could find

Every night, he saves her. Sequel to Perchance.

Africa:

The Road to Return by Eurydice [R]

Post-Chosen, Xander chooses to go to Africa for a very specific reason...

South America:

Wild and Wonderful by solstice [PG-13]

Dawn is nine and three quarters. She is resilient, strange and sharp as a tack. She's a credit to her big sis. But she's just been kidnapped by one of the most notorious vamps of all time - Drusilla. Things look bad. Enter Spike, her very unlikely hero. Spike's relationship with Drusilla has been on the rocks since the Acathala debacle and the morsel in the crate is her double-edged gift to him: a chance to make things right, and a chance to be really bad. Kill the girl and make it hurt. But for some reason he. just. can't. Instead, he tosses the niblet into the trunk of his Desoto and hits the road, leaving his one hundred year relationship in tatters, and grinding his reputation into the dust. Buckle your seat belts nice and tight. We're in for a bumpy ride.

North America:

Hunger by Sunalso [NC-17]

AU. Spike killed his third Slayer, but Dru was already dust. He's been lost, but when his supper turns out to be more than he bargained for, it leaves him hungry for something else instead. And Buffy? She's just hungry.

Multiple Continents:

Circles by toooldforthis [PG-13]

They're so near and yet so far away. A post-series reunion oneshot.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (11-17 Sep 2022)

[that's the mood, besties]

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😍 Thin Blue Flame (Roll On #3) (jaxington) - 174K - Bucky's POV and the continuation & resolution of their story - I cannot stress how incredible this series is.

😍 👂‍ All Life is Yours to Miss (Saras_Girl) - Drarry, 114K - Draco-centric, very slow burn - featuring Stanley the wedgewood-patterned mint beetle whom I love very much

😍 Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures #1) (KJ Charles, author; Cornell Collins, narrator) - Will "that's my emotional support trench knife" Darling meets Kim "slippery bin fox" Secretan, there's a secret criminal society and shenanigans

😍 A Certain Type (ann_anotherthing) - Steddie, 54K - fabulous canon-divergent AU with a 25 year time jump and a 2nd chance romance - shedloads of angsty angst with a happy ending, incredible illustrations

🥰 Sailor's Delight (Rose Lerner) - RL is one of my fave historical romance writers: low angst, delightful, incredibly well researched with "lovingly crafted artisanal dick jokes".

💖💖 +253K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

say the word (& I'll be your renaissance man) (liadan14) - The Old Guard: Kaysanova, 19K - excellent modern no-powers AU with instagram fitness model Joe and baker Nicky

Are You Aware, Wolf? (leveragehunters (Monkeygreen)) - MCU: Stucky, 12K - anything by leveragehunters is incredible and that includes this charming story about bibliophilic newbie werewolf!bucky & vamp!steve

your body is an anchor (Ark) - The Sandman: Dreamling, 6K - this is 100% my gateway story for this ship

Carnations and Lighthouses (BerityBaker) - OFMD: BlackBonnet, 26K - modern florist/tattooist AU - I love how everyone writing these unanimously decided to make stede the tattooist and ed the florist

blooming through the cracks (dreamtiwasanarchitect) - The Old Guard: Kaysanova, 28K - another excellent modern no-powers AU with some very realistic chronic pain/chronic illness stuff

[podfic] Sunday Afternoon (ishouldbesleepingrightnow, author; thatsmysecret, narrator) - MCU: Stucky, >1K - great podfic of a very short and sweet but absolutely filthy little ficlet

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Harley Quinn - s3, e10 - I'm so relieved and delighted that there's going to be a season 4, because my girl, she is GROWING

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - Tokyo Rose

99% Invisible #506 - Monumental Diplomacy

Shedunnit Book Club - The Elusive Agatha Christie

Ologies with Alie Ward - Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) with Julie Cunningham

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Elmina Castle

You're Dead To Me - Medieval Animals

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Fairhaven Historic Markers

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Growing the Atlas

It's Been a Minute - The game has changed for D&D and 'A League of Their Own'

Vibe Check - That’s Some Harry Potter Sh!t

99% Invisible #507 - Search and Ye Might Find

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Chapel Creek Ranch

Switched on Pop - Invasion of the Vibe Snatchers

Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders - Finding Your 'Inner White Girl' in 'A Strange Loop' (Plus: We Discuss 'Don't Worry Darling' Drama)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Grittiness and Romanticism in New York and Paris

Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders - Black Hobbits and the Whiteness of Fantasy (Plus: What Are Abbi Jacobson and Chanté Adams Into?)

You're Dead To Me - The History of Timekeeping

Ologies with Alie Ward - Geology (ROCKS) with Schmitty Thompson

Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - MicroHertz #6: Unsolved Sonic Mysteries

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - The Hidden Cost of Blazing Your Own Trail (with USWNT legend Briana Scurry)

One Year - 1986: Herschel vs. the Blubber Busters

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Gocta Waterfalls

It's Been a Minute - Who needs the monarchy? Plus, why gray floors and barn doors are everywhere

You're Dead To Me - Ibn Battuta

You're Dead To Me - The History of Fandom, 1700-1900

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Chill Mix 1

Shaun Cassidy

"Beach Baby" [First Class] radio

R&B Radio • Workout station

"Heartbeat It's A Love Beat (feat. Tony DeFranco)" [The DeFranco Family] radio

DISCO [Kylie Minogue]

Presenting Kylie Minogue

Presenting Sugababes

Presenting Spice Girls

'90s One-Hit Wonders

[samssimsarchive]

🌹🌿 for Ruby 🥺🥺

Where in the world does your OC feel most at home? Is there any reason why? If it’s not the place they were born, where were they born? Is there a certain somebody that makes them feel at home where ever they may be? What does home mean to them?

In the NSB verse, Ruby was sort of always a wanderer. I imagine once she graduated high school, her parents kicked her out. She went to college but was just bumming around for the dorm space. Once she met Armie, they made a home together. She definitely feels most at home with her. The place doesn’t matter so long as she’s coming home to her. And now to their family. There was no birthplace for her here. It was in CAS.  

In an AU vamp verse, I imagine she was born in early 1900s Italy. And grew up mostly there before her family moved around.

[jaeyleo]

VAMPIRE! AU!!

okay!! so this au kinda started as a joke with @florenceisfalling , but then. then it really wasn’t. and then it REALLY wasn’t. and now it’s real! and florence helped me develop a chunk of it which i thank them for! so now i wanna tell you guys all about it, but first, some general information!

chase- chase is bitten by marvin or anti, havent decided yet, and struggles with slowly turning into the “monster” he is as a vampire! he is always very anxious and HATES feeding on people, tries to make it as quick and painless as possible. he struggles a lot with turning, and is constantly trembling and fearing that he may hurt someone- especially stacy.

marvin and anti- FANCY twin brother vampires! they are two immortal full blooded vampires, they were never human, they came from a family of vamps! anyway!! so these two are absolutely CHAOTIC EVIL boys, they LOVE messing with mortals and causing chaos, and get themselves into mischievous situations ALL the time. chase has happened to become one of the particular mortals they want to mess with, which is GREAT bc now they get to teach him how to be a vampire and watch him cry the whole time. they both are very good at what they do, and definitely look the part with all of their shining jewelry and fancy 1900s suits. also, marvin has a cloak, bc hes Too Fancy for this place! (also, antis name will probably change to like, antoni or something i haven’t figured that out yet)!

henrik- henrik is a doctor who has had one too many experiences with vampires! he’s pretty shy and quiet in this au, doesn’t speak TONS of english but hes trying just best. he helps out jameson and jonathan in their attempts to help chase and hunt down marv and anti, while also working to find a cure for vampirism! he and chase grow very close as friends in this :3 u know me and my henrik chase besties duo!!

jameson and jonathan- jameson is a time travelling detective, and a HUGE vampire hunter from the late 1800’s to early 1910. he travelled to the modern era with his 18 year old apprentice, jonathan, who hes teaching the ropes of being a detective, hunter, and time traveller. while they are not related in this au, they do have that father- son bond which really pulls them together. jameson is also very tough and stoic in this au, SUPER super hard but he grows a soft spot for john and eases up on the world. mostly just john tho lol!

so yes!! there’s just some general information, again a huge thanks to florence for helping me a BUNCH with this! anyway, i’ll be writing some stuff for this soon, if y’all have any questions send them my way! maybe we’ll do an ask event soon so u can really get to know these boys :D

[lucidlucy]

if u write anything for dracula i swear i will die in the best way possible. i LOVED that line at the end of the show just LOVED it. ugh claes bang is such a sexy mf and brought dracula to life (hehehe not really) but like made him human in a sense? made his character multi dimensional with his wit&humor and rage&regret. new fandom anybody?

THAT SHOW. KILLED ME. I’m still thinking about that closing line weeks later, I’m dying, Nonnie. I’m so glad it’s not just me. I don’t see myself writing anything for it any time soon because I feel like, as a story, it’s pretty self contained. The kind of writing I enjoy/do would require I AU the living lights out of it, and that requires a lot of set up. How do we keep Agatha alive? Does it continue on in the 1900s? How do we get around the Human/Vampire issue, then? To me the most interesting part of the Dynamic is that Agatha is human, and to turn her vamp in order to keep her w/ her love interest takes away the edge of the dynamic I enjoy. And Dracula cannot turn human, as far as I’m aware, so… how do you HEA a story set up to end as tragic? Those are the questions I think the show did really well in answering, so trying to circumvent that would take a lot of planning that I’m not in a space to take on (so much to do, so little time). 

… Though I’m not opposed to smutty one-offs once I have time. I just don’t see myself taking on a long project for them for now. 

If you do know any good ones though, send them my way, Nonnie. 👀

[asleeplessmoonlight-blog]

Gaumont et Pathé: deux légendes du septième art.

Pour revenir à un article un peu plus objectif, j’ai décidé de parler d’un documentaire que j’ai pu voir sur ARTE, suite à une recommandation de mon professeur d’anglais:

 “Léon Gaumont et Charles Pathé”.

Ce reportage inédit sur deux pères fondateurs du cinéma français retrace la rivalité qui a permis à ces deux contemporains de faire avancer l’industrie cinématographique. 

     1/ Pierre Pathé: un véritable businessman.

1.1/ La construction d’un empire.

Pierre Pathé aime voyager. C’est un aventurier dans l’âme qui aime le risque. Lors d’un voyage en Argentine en 1889, il se forge une réputation de voyou en tentant de monter un business autour du trafic d’animaux exotiques. 

Il rentre en France deux ans plus tard où il s’établit en se mariant avec Marie (qui jouera un rôle important dans le développement de l’entreprise).

En 1894, il découvre l’invention d’Edison: le phonographe. Il voit en cet objet quelque chose de révolutionnaire et décide de monter une affaire. Il construit des contrefaçons et les vend à une clientèle bourgeoise. 

Puis, après la révolution de la boîte à projection des frères Lumières en 1895 Pathé se dit : “Je vais apprendre”. Il s’en procure une qu’il utilise ensuite pour faire quelques prises de vues qu’il vend pour en tirer des bénéfices. 

Après un incident qui fait 128 morts dans son “Bazar de la charité” (endroit dans lequel il passait ses prises de vue au public), il perd tout... Mais des financiers croient en lui et en son talent pour les affaires. Ils lui prêtent donc de l’argent qui va lui permettre de se reconstruire. 

Pathé est bon en affaires, mais il n’est pas artiste. Il lui faut donc trouver des réalisateurs créatifs. Il propose d’abord à Méliès de travailler avec lui. Celui-ci refuse et Pathé se tourne alors vers Zeca (considéré comme une copie de Méliès par ses contemporains). 

Au débuts des années 1900, Pathé fournit presque tous les films passés en fêtes foraines. Il voyage une fois de plus un peu partout pour développer son entreprise et le marché internationale représente alors 60% de son chiffre d’affaire.  

1.2/ Un chef d’entreprise attentionné et à l’écoute.

Pathé et Marie forment un couple heureux. Ils s’écoutent l’un et l’autre et le businessman montre énormément de respect envers sa femme. Il lui laisse même quelques responsabilités au sein de l’entreprise. 

L’influence de Marie le pousse à prendre soin de sa main d’oeuvre (principalement féminine). Il est le premier entrepreneur à offrir une semaine de congé payé. Il autorise même ses employées enceintes à quitter le travail plus tôt. Plus son affaire s’étend au monde entier, et plus les salaires des gens à son service augmentent. 

C’est un véritable homme d’affaire qui comprend rapidement qu’il doit veiller sur sa main d’oeuvre s’il veut que sa production se porte bien. Tout le monde veut travailler pour Pathé. Les conditions étant totalement différentes de celles qu’on pouvait retrouver dans d’autres sociétés... 

1.3/ “On va au cinéma”?

Pathé veut que le cinéma deviennent une activité à part entière. Pour cela, il construit l’“Omnia Pathé”. 

Pour la première fois de l’histoire, c’est le public qui va au cinéma et non le cinéma qui vient à eux. 

Les bourgeois de l’époque en raffole. Tous les dimanches, Pathé propose différents films sur des séances de 3 à 4heures. Le public est conquis. C’est une grande réussite!

Dans ce cadre de cinéma sédentaire, les réalisateurs sont inspirés. Naissent alors des héros récurrents. Max est le premier d’une longue lignée. C’est un personnage comique qui va rendre ce genre léger plus raffiner et élégant. C’est l’ancêtre de Chaplin. 

Mais à force de toujours vouloir faire plus, Pathé se retrouve en surproduction. Avec plus de 600 films à son actif, il produit de moins en moins bien... La qualité laisse à désirer et le public est déçu. 

Pour remédier à cela, il met en place un système de location grâce auquel il peut vérifier la qualité des bobines qu’il loue.

Il sort ensuite la première revue cinématographique qui parle des actualités qu’il intitule: “Pathé Journal”.

1.4/ Fin de carrière.

Pathé fuit la guerre pour New York. Il lance là-bas sa série de serial intitulée “Pauline”. Le public est addicte aux serials dramatique et mystérieux. Et la nouvelle héroïne rencontre un succès phénoménal. 

Malheureusement, à cause des nombreux dégâts engendrés par les guerres, le cinéma made in France se voit dépasser par celui d’Amérique...

Pathé veut donc produire moins mais de qualité bien meilleure. Il ralentit ainsi sa production et réalise des chefs-d’oeuvres. C’est d’ailleurs à cette même époque que le cinéma prend son statut officiel de “7ème Art”. Mais cela ne suffit pas à sauver le cinéma français... En effet les productions américaines envahissent les écrans avec comme stars Charlie Chaplin ou encore Harrold Loyde.

Sa dernière aventure industriel est le “Pathé baby”, considéré comme l’ancêtre des magnétoscope d’aujourd’hui. 

C’est suite à la mort de sa femme que Pathé se retire du marché, en laissant derrière lui tout un empire qui vit encore de nos jours. 

     2/ Léon Gaumont: un homme curieux et ingénieux.

2.1/ Un homme talentueux devancé par ses pairs...

Gaumont est un amoureux des machines en tout genre. Il aime créer des objets et comprendre le fonctionnement de toutes les nouvelles inventions de son époque. 

Issu d’une famille relativement pauvre, il doit quitter l’école assez tôt. Cela ne l’arrête pourtant pas d’assister aux cours gratuits du soir dans lesquels il apprend l’astronomie, la physique, la chimie etc. Il se lance ainsi dans la recherche et s’intéresse à l’image. 

Son but est de créer une machine qui permettrait de capter des images puis de les retransmettre projetées sur un mur...

Il est malheureusement devancé par les frères Lumières en 1895. Cette année-ci marque un bouleversement du rapport à l’image. 

Alors que Pathé provoque un incendie à cause des pellicules en nitrate, Gaumont décide de travailler sur la sécurité des machines et tente de résoudre les problèmes liés à leur surchauffe afin qu’aucun accident ne se reproduise. 

Puis il rachète la compagnie dans laquelle il travaillait car les propriétaires sont ruinés. Il engage alors dans son secrétariat une femme du nom d’Alice Guy. 

Il offre à celle-ci une chance de réaliser un film: “La Fée aux choux”. Guy devient ainsi la toute première femme réalisatrice du monde. Elle rencontre un grand succès qui va permettre à Gaumont de s’ancrer sur le marché du cinéma.

2.2/ A la poursuite du progrès.

Gaumont est un technophile. Il est sans cesse à la recherche du progrès. Cette fois-ci, son but est de capter les couleurs naturelles. 

Il réalise au même moment le premier drame réaliste: “Histoire d’un crime”, qui rencontre un aussi grand succès que “La Fée aux choux”.

S’il continue de poursuivre son rêve de capter les couleurs sans y parvenir, il découvre tout de même le moyen de rendre l’image sonore. En ajoutant un phonographe à son projecteur, il synchronise l’image et le son, ce qui conquit le public.

Alors que ses concurrents s’établissent à l’internationale, Gaumont est en retard. Alice Guy le quitte pour partir travailler aux Etats-Unis. Mais ne le laisse pas seul, puisqu’elle lui recommande, avant de partir, un homme tout aussi créatif qu’elle du nom de Feuillade. Gaumont devient alors producteur et Feuillade, son réalisateur préféré. 

En 1912, à la veille de la guerre, Gaumont réussit enfin à capter des images colorées grâce à une machine qu’il appelle “chronochrome”. Celle-ci, par un système de filtres rouge, vert et bleu capte simultanément 3 images différentes qui sont finalement superposées lors de la projection. 

2.3/ Expansion de son affaire.

Gaumont n’est pas aussi doué que Pathé pour les affaires. Mais grâce à sa créativité et celle de son associé fidèle, Feuillade, il arrive à se démarquer. 

A la suite de son adversaire, il sort une revue “Gaumont actualités” dans laquelle il parle des tendances et nouveaux films à voir. Puis il arrive lui aussi à New York pour présenter ses travaux au marché américain. 

Le public là-bas raffole des westerns. Gaumont décide alors de proposer des films tournés dans la Camargue française à base d’ambiance far-west et de cow-boys.

Puis, suite à l’émergence des héros récurrents, il sort une série intitulée “Les Vampires” dans laquelle il met en scène des femmes fatales. Celles-ci donneront leur nom à un nouveau genre de femme “les vamps”. Isadora fut la première de toute une génération.

2.4/ Un homme de principe.

Gaumont travaille avec beaucoup d’acteurs, de producteurs et réalisateurs... Mais aucun ne semble répondre à ses attentes... 

Seulement Feuillade et Emile Cohl lui plaisent. En effet, Gaumont considère le cinéma comme une industrie très sérieuse. L’Art n’a donc pas sa place, selon lui. Et si l’Art devait avoir une place dans le cinéma, les seuls capables de fournir un travail décent seraient son associé et Cohl.

Gaumont est aussi connu pour avoir terrorisé ses employés. D’où son petit surnom: “barbelé”. 

Pendant la guerre, Gaumont voit ses employés, dont Feuillade, partir au front. Il se sent perdu suite à cela et ne sait plus quoi faire... Peu inspiré, il accepte toutes les requêtes qui lui sont faites par l’armée. Il produit essentiellement des commandes de fictions patriotiques censées rebooster les troupes au combat. Mais Gaumont n’y trouve aucun plaisir... 

Dans les années 1920, il revient en France et abandonne la production...

En 1927, un producteur américain tente de s’approprier la synchronisation du son et de l’image. Ce à quoi Gaumont répond par une attaque en justice, qu’il gagne grâce aux brevets qu’il avait déposé à l’époque.

Gaumont a bien évidemment laissé son empreinte dans l’histoire du cinéma français et internationale grâce à ses différentes inventions, innovations et créations. C’était un homme en avance sur son temps, peut-être même trop... 

     3/ Une rivalité 

Tout au long de leurs parcours, Gaumont et Pathé ont été rivaux. Chacun tentant de devancer l’autre..

Si Pathé a réussi grâce à son grand sens des affaires, Gaumont lui, grâce à son inventivité et sa rigueur. 

Dans tous les cas, ils marquent tout deux les débuts du cinéma et font partie des géants de ce monde. 

A la suite de l’émergence des Américains sur le marché du cinéma pendant la première guerre mondiale, les deux concurrents s’allient pour défendre à deux le cinéma made in France mais échouent partiellement... 

Suite à leur retraite respective, ils deviennent les meilleurs amis du monde. Comme quoi il faut parfois être ennemis avant de pouvoir lier une quelconque amitié. 

    4/ Anecdote à ressortir aux dîners de famille.

Le symbole de Gaumont, la marguerite, fait référence à sa maman qui portait le même nom. 

Et le coq de Pathé est le même qui symbolise la France. C’est pour rappeler les origines de la compagnie.