The Origin of the Camera and its Distortion of Reality. In 1895, the Lumiere Brothers invented the moving picture camera. The day it was finished, the brothers went outside the factory in which it wa… more →
Camera ObscuraDan North wrote 3 weeks ago: [This is a guest post by one of my undergraduate students, Katie Newstead. The assignment was to pro … more →
corinna kirsch wrote 1 month ago: This early film by the Lumiere Brothers was hand-tinted, giving the dancer’s flowering skirt a … more →
Elizabeth Herndon wrote 2 months ago: Take a deep breath, hold it for ten counts, and think of this: instead of this: Okay, okay. Breathe … more →
daveed wrote 2 months ago: This magnificent piece of film entitled “The Serpentine Dance” was made back in 1899 by … more →
cjedmondson wrote 3 months ago: "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory" As of this morning (much to the chagrin of my summer … more →
achimstromberger wrote 3 months ago: My Interpretation of the Universal Leader. In our digital world the omnipresent progress bar has bec … more →
Ben wrote 5 months ago: A lonesome snowman sitting on Vaughan Road, West Harrow, dreams himself transported to Harrow on the … more →
jdamico68 wrote 7 months ago: Appraisal of Moving Image Collections : A Literature Review from Schellenberg to Kula “The Cin … more →
Administrator wrote 9 months ago: It can play a DVD, or perform surgery. It was even used as a deadly weapon against James Bond. The l … more →
moirafinnie wrote 1 year ago: As usual, I come to praise all things passé today. Have you made your last run to the store for that … more →
tomseymour wrote 1 year ago: The Origin of the Camera and its Distortion of Reality. In 1895, the Lumiere Brothers invented the … more →
thenexman wrote 1 year ago: Good Lord, have mercy, I am so tired. I have been trying to fight off getting sick all week long. … more →
destogate wrote 1 year ago: I apologize for having taken so long for this post. I’ve been tied up with university stuff. O … more →
satoridork wrote 1 year ago: A Happy New Year to you all! This splendidly saturated picture was produced using a very early colou … more →
shinjishinji wrote 2 years ago: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat The brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière created the first publicly sh … more →
lucygrayphotography wrote 2 years ago: Editor Tim Sternberg has directed his first documentary short and it\’s a peach. Salim Baba, a … more →