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The earliest celluloid film was shot by Louise Le Prince using the Le Prince single-lens camera made in 1888... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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The very dawn of a new form of art and entertainment moreCast
 | Harriet Hartley | ... | Herself |
| Adolphe Le Prince | ... | Himself |
| Joseph Whitley | ... | Himself |
| Sarah Whitley | ... | Herself |
Directed by | |||
| Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | |||
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USA:Not RatedFilming Locations:
Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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This is the earliest surviving film, a 2 1/8 inch wide paper roll, filmed at 10-12 frames per second. Adolphe Le Prince's mother-in-law appears in the film, and she died in October of 1888, which is why there is some certainty as to its chronology. Only photographic copies of parts of the paper filmstrip exist today. moreFAQ
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It is impossible to judge this film, seeing as it was made in 1888 and involves two seconds of people walking around in a yard. Louis Le Prince never would have known, that by filming a family in their yard, that he was creating a new form of art and entertainment, the most important form of entertainment of our time. This is indeed the most important movie ever made, as it is the first movie ever made. This should be shown in all history classes and to anyone interested in film or history, it is an extremely under-recognized landmark in the progress of art. The only way this film exists now is on an Internet web site (featured here on the Video Clips page). By all means, watch this, as it is the most important two seconds in all of cinema. Lastly, this is proof that from small things, comes great things (or something around those lines).