University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
CTVA 305 | History of Television
Academic year:

2012
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218

Pages:

12
Author:

Dalia Christian

The Lumiere brothers & the birth of documentaries Auguste (1862-19540) & Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere French inventors & pioneer manufacturers of photographic equipment Devised an early motion-picture camera/projector: CINEMATOGRAPHE First film – “Workers leaving the Lumiere factory” 1895 Cinema – Greek “Kino” movement “graphein” to write The Cinematographe The Lumiere brothers solved the problem of combining animation w/projection . Challenge: do better than Edison’s kinetoscope peephole machine for individual viewing Patented in 1895 First public showing – Dec. 28, 1895 Grand Café on 16, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris The Lumiere apparatus Single camera used for photographing & projecting 16 frames per second Weighed 5 kilos – 10 pounds First films recorded everyday French life: arrival of a train, a game of cards, the feeding of a baby, soldiers marching, city streets. Beginning in 1896 - innovative cameramen/projectionists sent to cities throughout the world to show films and shoot new material.

The Lumiere Brothers & the Birth of Documentaries