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· 06 Jul 2021

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The cinema

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In Paris, on December 28, 1895, August and Louis Lumière, pioneers of technology, projected images in motion to the public. His cinematographer — a milestone in the history of cinema — made it possible.

It marked the beginning of the “live photographs”. We know in detail what happened on the night of December 28, 1895 in the hall of Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, however there is not a single photograph of that exciting and historic moment. The brothers August and Louis Lumière were too busy presenting, in front of a room of people who had paid to see it, the innovative technique of the “Cinematographer” .

Some 33 people had come; the small number disappointed their inventors a little. Don't forget that what they had announced with posters all over Paris was a worldwide sensation. However, what was experienced during the presentation in that room — originally billiards — was a success. The audience saw for the first time the moving images of the short film “Exit de la factoria Lumière”

The Lumière brothers had shot this short film, in black and white, in front of the gates of their factory. It's just a few seconds. You can see the gate, workers — men and women — leave at the end of the day of the factory premises. You can also see a dog, without a master, walking among the people. They are the first protagonists in the history of cinema.

By that time, the Lumière brothers were already known beyond French borders for their research and inventions. They ran a factory for static photography plates in Lyon; more than 300 people worked there.