1896 in film
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[edit] Events
- January - In the United States, the Vitascope film projector is designed by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat. Armat begins working with Thomas Edison to manufacture it.
- January 14 - Birt Acres demonstrates his film projector, the Kineopticon, the first in Britain, to the Royal Photographic Society at the Queen's Hall in London. This is the first film show to an audience in the U.K.[1]
- February 20 - In London:[2]
- Robert W. Paul demonstrates his film projector, the Theatrograph (later known as the Animatograph), at the Alhambra Theatre.
- The Lumiere Brothers first project their films in Britain, at the Empire Theatre of Varieties, Leicester Square.
- April - Edison and Armat's Vitascope is used to project motion pictures in public screenings in New York City.
- May 14 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia is crowned in Moscow, the first coronation ever recorded in film.
- July 26 - "Vitascope Hall" opens on Canal Street, New Orleans, the first business devoted exclusively to showing motion pictures at a fixed location [1]
- October 19 - "Edisonia Hall" in Buffalo, New York, the first building constructed specifically for showing motion pictures. [2]
- In France, magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès begins experimenting with the new motion picture technology, developing early special effect techniques, including stop motion.
- The Pathé Frères film company is founded.
- William Selig founds the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago.
- Demeny-Gaumont work on a 60 mm format, first known as Biographe (unperforated), then Chronophotographe (perforated).
- Casimir Sivan and E. Dalphin create a 38 mm format.
[edit] Films released in 1896
- Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
- Arrivée d'un train gare de Vincennes
- L'Arroseur
- Awakening of Rip
- Baignade en mer
- Barnet Horse Fair
- Bataille de boules de neige
- Bateau-mouche sur la Seine
- Batteuse à vapeur
- Bébé et fillettes
- Le Bivouac
- Les Blanchisseuses
- Bois de Boulogne
- Boulevard des Italiens
- The Boxing Kangaroo
- Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
- Campement de bohémiens
- Démolition d'un mur
- La Fée aux Choux
- The Horse Trough
- The Kiss
- Le Manoir du diable
- Rip Van Winkle (series)
- The Vanishing Lady
[edit] Births
- January 20 - Isabel Withers, actress (d. 1968)
- June 28 - Constance Binney, actress, singer, dancer (d. 1989)
- July 16 - Evelyn Preer, actress, singer (d. 1932)
- July 25 - Jack Perrin, actor (d. 1967)
- August 18 - Jack Pickford, actor (d. 1933)
- August 30 - Raymond Massey, actor (d. 1983)
- November 25 - Ruth Etting, actress, singer (d. 1978
[edit] References
- ^ "Birt Acres". EarlyCinema.com. http://www.earlycinema.com/pioneers/acres_bio.html. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ^ Mast, Gerald; Kawin, Bruce F. (2007). "Birth". In Costanzo, William (ed). A Short History of the Movies (abridged 9th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc. http://www.ablongman.com/mast9e.
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