mar 18, 1895 - Cinematograph
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The Lumiere brothers saw the flaws in Edison's Kinetograph and Kinetoscope such as it couldn't be moved and only one person could view the film at a time. They decided to create their own that was better. This is when the idea of the Cinematograph was conceived. The Cinematograph was a camera, projector and printer all in one. The invention was a compact portable box which was operated by a hand crank. Like Edison's Kinetograph the Cinematograph also used 35mm film however the cinematograph could also develop the film too. After the film had been developed the cinematograph could be reconfigured into a projector.
Before screening their new invention to the public, a number of private screenings were held for distinguished people. The cinematograph was officially demonstrated at a science meeting in March 1895. However on the 28th December 1895 the cinematograph was used to present the first cinema show at Grand Café on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris. During this event the brothers screened a total of 10 short films, one of which is one of the worlds most well known moving picture and that is the Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat.
The Cinematograph was a very significant invention to the development of TV and film. It was portable meaning you could shoot films anywhere. This meant that more people used it and it outweighed the popularity of Edison's Kinetograph and Kinetoscope. The fact it was operated using a hand crank meant that it was very reliable because it didn't have to use an electric power source. The cinematograph being a projector meant that films could be viewed by more people as it could be projected anywhere like a wall.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE
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