Precinema : 1874-1894
Once upon a time, before the cinema, there were some incredible movies which have been create with other instruments. But most of them were forgettable. The classification of all movies I watched during this period of time.
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- DirectorÉmile ReynaudOne night, Arlequin come to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.8/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426mqlB-kAY - DirectorEadweard MuybridgeStarsGilbert DommSallie GardnerThe clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceStarsAnnie HartleyAdolphe Le PrinceJoseph WhitleyIn the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudPre-cinematography color animation of Abstract expressionism.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudPre-cinematograph colour animation of the monkey playing his violin
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudPre-cinematograph colour animation of a woman and man at the beach.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudBetween 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. "Les Chiens Savants" is animation number 8 of the first series.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsHenry Welton"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- DirectorWilliam Carr CroftsWordsworth DonisthorpeA shot of Trafalgar Square.
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceA shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsWilliam K.L. DicksonThe earliest extant sound film, but the phonograph soundtrack has been lost. It depicts William K.L. Dickson standing in the background next to a huge sound pickup horn connected to a Thomas Edison phonograph recorder.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudBetween 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. La danse sur la corde is animation number 7 of the first series.6/10
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudÉmile Reynaud presented three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. "Le Repas des Poulets" is animation number 4 of the third series.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge photographs a capybara in motion.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJuan A. Caicedo"King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudBetween 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. "Zimm. Boum. Boum!" is animation number 10 of the first series.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudÉmile Reynaud presented three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. "Les Papillons" is animation number 6 of the second series.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudÉmile Reynaud presented three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. "Le Repas des Poulets" is animation number 5 of the third series.
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyShot of the flight of a fly.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge's motion photography film depicts a child bringing a bouquet of flowers to a topless woman who kisses his cheek.
- DirectorP.J.C. JanssenSeries of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeImages show the skeleton of a horse running.
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudÉmile Reynaud presented three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. "Les Scieurs de Long" is animation number 1 of the second series.
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyA cat falls down and lands on its feet.