Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses
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Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses is an alleged 1889
British silent
black-and-white
short film, shot by inventor and film pioneer William Friese-Greene
on celuloid film using his 'chronophotographic' camera, which takes it's name from a description of the content. The 20 feet of film, which was shot in January 1889 at Apsley Gate, Hyde Park, London
, was claimed to be the first motion picture until pre-dating footage shot by Louis Le Prince
was discovered. It was never publicly shown and is now considered a lost film
with no known surviving prints or stills.
1889 in film
-Events:* Eastman Kodak is the first company to begin commercial production of film on a flexible transparent base, celluloid.* The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film are made in Hyde Park, London by William Friese Greene...
British silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
short film, shot by inventor and film pioneer William Friese-Greene
William Friese-Greene
William Friese-Greene was a British portrait photographer and prolific inventor. He is principally known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures and is credited by some as the inventor of cinematography.-Career:William Edward Green was born on 7 September 1855, in Bristol...
on celuloid film using his 'chronophotographic' camera, which takes it's name from a description of the content. The 20 feet of film, which was shot in January 1889 at Apsley Gate, Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
, was claimed to be the first motion picture until pre-dating footage shot by Louis Le Prince
Louis Le Prince
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures, who shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single lens camera....
was discovered. It was never publicly shown and is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
with no known surviving prints or stills.