Roundhay Garden Scene
Roundhay Garden Scene
| 14 October 1888 (USA)
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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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DirectionWritten

There is nothing wrong with this very short short film. The reason it's flawless is because it has a runtime of like 2 seconds. Exactly 2 seconds. But hey, at least you won't be bored while you are watching it. This short film rightfully deserves itself a 10/10 for it's quality and because it is one of the first short films/films ever made that helped the movie industry get started. It's definitely worth a watch. If you are busy doing something and you think that you won't have time to watch it, trust me. It will be over before you know it. This short film is simply a must see to all movie buffs that enjoy watching old works of art and that would like to see how the film industry began.

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Dhanijel

Released in 1888 heavily edited. Originally 5 seconds long and included lot's of gore and explicit sex, but due to the threat of an X-rating from the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC), the director cut it down to 2 seconds so it could be released as PG-13.Because it premiered around the same time as "Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge" which was the blockbuster of the year it did poorly at the box offices and the movie quickly went to 4K3D Blu-ray.Only in recent years have it started to get the attention it deserves.Due to Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince directing both movies he still got the money back for "Roundhay Garden Scene" but got so disarrayed because his original vision wasn't being shown to the public.He made a couple of independent movies called "Man Walking Around the Corner" and "Accordion Player" before he retired and leaved all the fame and Hollywood promises behind.The uncut version is still missing.

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Rodrigo Amaro

Just when you think you know something you must think again, see things from a different perspective, another angle. While the Lumière brothers practically invented the film putting their mark on Historical books about cinema, before them there were some experiments made by pioneer Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince in only one year, (four films made in 1888, then the man mysteriously vanished), and he's regarded by some film historians as the real inventor of this art form. What are my thoughts about him? Well, I make the same comparison between the aviation pioneers Santos Dumont and the Wright brothers being Dumont like Lumières and the Wright brothers in the same position as Le Prince: it doesn't matter who came first with the invention but yes the one who showed it to a larger audience first. That was the case with Dumont, and that was the case with Lumières since Le Prince films were only shown to small audiences in factories, never on a theater. However, the two second moving pictures on paper film Le Prince gave us resist until today and those really, really short films are the oldest surviving frames of an era and it is good to know that they're still with us.What happens here? The director films his family for two seconds in a humored situation like having one of the family members strangely walking in circles. They're not characters, they're real and they make something funny. Way before many mockumentaries out there, huh? The problem of watching this is that...it goes so fast! Blink or miss! I'm giving 9 to this for the fact of simply existing in our times and I hope it lasts for many generations and years to come. 9/10

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WakenPayne

This Film Without Doubt Is Probably One Of The Most Historical Films Ever Made Purely On The Grounds That It Is The Oldest Film Ever Made. The Simple Fact That Its 2 Seconds Long Makes It One Of The Most Watchable Movies Ever Made, If You Hate It Its All Over In A Second. I Am Also A Fan Of LePrince's Other Film Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge However I Don't Like His Accordion Player Film Because Of Its Poor Picture Quality (It Looks As If Someone Had Put Sandpaper Over The Lense Whereas This Film Had A Much Clearer Picture Quality). Some People Talk About What The Movie Would've Been Like If It Was Longer But In My Opinion 2 Seconds Is Enough On The Grounds Of The History (Whatever You Do Don't Blink In This Movie Otherwise You'll Miss The Whole Thing).PS I Haven't Talked About The Quality Because As I Emphasised Its Just 2 Seconds Long.

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