full credit for this fascinating excursion
goes to my intrepid spouse,
watcher of silent films &
ephemera enthusiast.
like a speakeasy ~
in through the back door,
up the fishy(smelling) stairs,
knock & you enter
there.
no less
what, you might ask...
Louis and Auguste of Lyon, France ~
inventors of the Lumiere Cinematographe!
(aka the movie projector)
the first moving picture show:
December 28, 1895
first, however, came the
Magic Lantern
(and
i hear that NCSSM has an impressive collection
of this device and its slides, although
not generally open for the public to view....)
magic lantern, hand-turned
the fellow who has amassed this particular collection
and named it Durham Cinematheque
is a filmmaker, himself...of the art house variety.
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| lightbox art of some films he made |
some of these may have been for sale
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| magic lantern slides |
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| art films, of a sort |
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| mesmerizing |
film making for the masses
Beta vs VHS
the debate wages on
i was particularly taken with this little film
by Segundo de Chamon,
The Red Spectre.
those of an age can already hear
the distinctive sound of a slide carousel turning
and the slides being moved into place.
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| gesundheit |
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| personally, i didn't see any |
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| my view between films |
you can watch three of the Lumiere brothers' first films
HERE.
we watched several at the Durham Cinematheque,
including films like
THIS.
of course, soon followed other filmakers, like Melies,
with this amazing one
& many more!
illuminating!
