A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00017
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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FRED OTT'S SxNEEZE (1893) The First Movie Studio. Officially called "The Kinetographic Theatre," popularly known as "The Black Maria," the first movie studio was built for the Edison Company in West Orange, New Jersey, in 1893. Painted black both inside and out, it rested on a base that revolved, thus enabling it to follow the sun. In this way the actor was always brightly lighted against a dead-black background. The cost of this weird contraption— all of $637.67. BELOW LEFT The First Movie Exhibitor. The first important movie exhibitor, it was called the Edison Kinetoscope. You saw the pictures by peering through the eyepiece at the top. Edison pinned his faith to the Kinetoscope and saw no future in pictures projected on a screen. BELOW RIGHT The First Movie Actor. Fred Ott, an erstwhile comedian who worked for the Edison Company in 1893, was the first subject chosen by Director Dickson to enter the Black Maria and be shot doing his specialty— and he sneezed his way into history. (His right to the title of first actor has been disputed.) Fred Ott's Sneeze belongs to the ages. ^^•^^•S* fm Ws? w.