Roundhay Garden Scene

Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1888-10-14
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 214 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Whitley Partners
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
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Summary

The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed to be the second moving picture ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK), possibly on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince (Le Prince's son), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Le Prince's mother-in-law), Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. The Roundhay Garden Scene was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.

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  • Adolphe Le Prince

    as Himself
  • Joseph Whitley

    as Himself
  • Sarah Whitley

    as Herself
  • Annie Hartley

    as Herself (Harriet Hartley)
Directing Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince Director

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