Who were the Lumiere Brothers?
- The Lumiere Brothers were a filmmaker duo consisting of Auguste and Louis Lumiere, who were best known for making the first motion picture movie ever as well as making the first cinema ever though use of a projector.
When and where did they live?
- They were born in the mid 19th Century in France and started their filmmaking history there before going to other counties such as the UK and Argentina.
Who ruled their country?
- France at the time was ruled by a president, called Felix Faure after the king and queen hare was removed and replaced by presidents.
What was happening around the world in that time?
- Utah becomes the 45th U.S. State
Yukon Gold Rush
First Modern Olympic Games
Dow Jones Industrial Average first published - Second Jungle Book
First Race Of Gas Powered Cars
First Slot Machines
The Radio or "Telegraphy Without Wires"
Oscar Wilde
What were their films about?
- Their films were about realism, basically putting non-actors on camera along with realistic and normal environments while the camera rolled in place.
How long were the films and why?
- The Marjory of their films lasted about 52 seconds since they were limited by technology at the time, they couldn't move the camera and editing did not exist at the time.
- Also their films had to be done in one take so any mistakes were either reshot again or they just had to keep it in.
What can you say about the cinematography and other aspects of the film's language?
- A lot of their ways of making movies included; Winding the camera by hand until the film had ran out, employing random passer by's to act to keep the film realistic, they couldn't move the camera so, all shots were done in one take and, there was no sound effects so, only music in the background helped the audience figure out a story for themselves.
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