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The earliest celluloid film was shot by Louise Le Prince using the Le Prince single-lens camera made in 1888. It was taken in the garden of the Whitley family house in Oakwood Grange Road, Roundhay, a... read more read more... suburb of Leeds, Yorkshire, Great Britain, possibly on October 14, 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. The 'actors' are shown walking around in circles, laughing to themselves and keeping within the area framed by the camera. It lasts for less than 2 seconds and includes 24 frames.

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Directed by: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince

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  • kenstachnik
    March 17, 2008
    kenstachnik
    How do you really rate a film like this?
    It's only 2 seconds long.

    but it's fun to find out that film and I share the same birthday.
  • pier007
    March 16, 2008
    pier007
    Only 2 seconds of what is considered the first motion picture. amazing achievement

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