The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed to be the second moving picture ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK), possibly on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince (Le Prince's son), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Le Prince's mother-in-law), Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. The Roundhay Garden Scene was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.
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everything you have heard about this movie is true.
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
If you want to see the scene (less than 2 seconds) just search on Youtube.The scene is in the white and black. And it is my honor to review the scene. And i think i DON'T NEED A SPOILER HERE. The scene has 2 couples and, there is a cheerful music. Don't upset yourself if you want to see the scene, it is very very usual, but, hey, if you do that, you could put a rating on your IMDb list. And you can boast to your friend that you have seen movies from 3 millennium...1800, 1900, and 2000. Honesty, that makes my younger sister very jealous, hahaha, it's fun though.For a hint, just write on the youtube "early film collection", and you will find a video with some earliest movies.cheers
In 1888, Louis le Prince invented the world's first film strip, and personally directed the world's first moving picture (or 'movie') with it. By all accounts, it's a masterpiece. The story is very difficult to explain without giving anything away, with 4 subplots going on at the same time (literally in the same shot). The pacing is excellent, it's so fast and after you've seen it once, you'll want to see it again. The direction from le Prince is legendary, all the actors seem so natural, almost as if they aren't acting at all. And the cinematography is beautiful, each character projecting large shadows over the garden, perhaps giving an early example of film noir. And not to mention the whole movie being done in shot, something Hitchcock tried to duplicate in his movie Rope, but failed.I recommend this film to everyone, it really is one of the all time greats. 10 out of 10. Excellent.
I have a very hard time tracking down this for an essay I was writing for English class.It is very hard to believe how far we have come with movies,this being why.This is by far,the shortest movie ever produced in cinema history,next to Traffic On Leeds Bridge,which was as short as this.I don't get why people rated this so poorly,being those that rated this a 1-5.This was the late 1800s of course.And it's pretty damn impressive,compared to these 3-D IMax action flicks we have now,that is filled with CGI and explosions.I give this 10 stars.This was the mother of all movies,and of course one of the first surviving ones.
Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)If you've ever wondered what the first movies ever made were then here you go. Director Louise Le Prince shot these two films with a single lense camera he made in 1888. From what I've read, both were shot in October of 1888 because the director's mother died this month and she's featured in the first film (which I just had to watch twice). The first film has some sort of creepy feel along with it but if you're interested then you can see them at IMDb or Youtube. Both just last for two seconds but at least I can now say I saw the first film ever made.