Talk:Phantoscope
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Charles Jenkins and Thomas Armant
[edit]This article initially contained some misinformation regarding their relationship as inventors. While Jenkins claimed that he was the sole inventor, claiming to have finished the machine prior to their exhibition, his claim was/is unverifiable. While I edited the article, I encounter several common misconceptions, like the above example, and so I removed them. Mark Gosser explains in this article their relationship and how that affect the development of the Phantoscope (Winter, 1988), pp. 1-12 (12 pages)[1]
To avoid this reoccurring, I added some more information about their relationship as co-inventors. Knowing that they pocessed a tumultious reltionship will, hopefully, encourage future editors to be careful when discussing the topic.
References
- ^ Gosser, H. Mark (1988). "The Armat-Jenkins Dispute and the Museums". Film History. pp. 1–12.
Rudge
[edit]In his 1980 BBC broadcast "Picturegoers", describing the old cinemas of Swansea, John Ormond said this: "When cinematography was being invented down on Brighton by William Friese-Greene, another system was being devised by a man called Rudge. It didn't survive, the more's the pity. It was called the Bio-Phantoscope.. "(Hannan, Patrick, (1988), Wales on the Wireless: A Broadcasting Anthology, Gomer in association with BBC, ISBN 0 86383 447 7)