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Roundhay Garden Scene(Movie, 1888)

1min | Genre: Documentary
Roundhay Garden SceneRating: 3.2/5 (with 8686 votes)
Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Northern England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888. ()
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About Roundhay Garden Scene

The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed 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. It 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 keeping 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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1888 - Roundhay Garden Scene(Featurette, 0:03)

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Roundhay Park
Original language: No Language (XX)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Unknown
Release date US: 10/14/1888
Director: Louis Le Prince
Producer: Louis Le Prince
Executive Producer: Louis Le Prince
Film Editor: Louis Le Prince
Director of Photography: Louis Le Prince
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El jardín de Roundhay"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:331973, Added: 05/21/2019, Last updated: 04/12/2024