Number: 2485

Storyline:
First does not always equal best—just look at some of the stodgy Edison films shot in the “Black Mariah” studio, But the Lumiere brothers created a very special demonstration of the medium’s power for the first public exhibition of their invention. It lays out cinema’s potential in less than a minute. We see several different employees of the Lumiere factory walk by the camera, all with different personalities—some already knowing to ham it up for the scene. No poem, novel, still photograph or painting could show the moment in the same way. There’s a palpable exuberance in each person’s face, knowing that they’re part of something big.

Cast:

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 16:9 Widescreen