First Frame: The Revolutionary Lumière Brothers, Episode 447
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The Lumiere Brothers and the History of Film
Lumiere brothers were really brilliant at inventing and they were brilliant at creating new things to actually make a lot of money. They filmed with what is called a fixed plan, in other words, they had the camera focused on one spot. The camera did not move and they just let the action pass in front of the camera. So nothing lasts more than one minute because what you see is actually what is in front of your camera. But also they were fascinated and interested by photography which was the basis of everything.
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