The beginning of camera filming began with Thomas Edison, where he created the kinetograph. It is the first camera to use film. He used the kinetogtaph to create short movies for people to watch. However, They could only be viewed by one person. They had to use the kinetoscope to let the one person see the film.
It was still a huge it, however. People could now film on cameras with actual film and use it to create motion pictures. While Edison was working on his camera, however, a pair of brothers were creating a new camera that would allow not just one, but multiple people to observe the film.
The Lumiere Brothers created a camera that is called the cinematographe. Probably where cinematographer came from!! It used the same type of sprocket-fed film as Thomas Edison’s camera, the kinetograph.
This camera could be used as a film camera and a projector. That way more than one person could view the film. This was a huge game changer. Not only could you record, but after recording, multiple people could watch and more people can know about the film. This camera technology grew tremendously over the next few months, branching over all over the world.
This camera helped with newscasting, making documentaries, and other films. The camera films a bit nicer than the kinetograph, and projects better than the viewfinder for that, the kinetoscope. For even just random shots of even people walking in and out of work, the shot would run a lot smoother than the kinetograph.
The Lumiere Brothers created a revolutionary camera that changed the perspective of film forever. In fact, both they did and Thomas Edison did as well. With both of their inventions, they were able to help us create and grow to what film is today.
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