The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. The

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was a popular subject. Several films made by Col.

William N. Selig William Nicholas Selig (March 14, 1864 – July 15, 1948) was a pioneer of the American motion picture industry. In 1896 he created one of the first film production companies, Selig Polyscope Company of Chicago. Selig produced a string of co ...

dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in

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, including ''Soldiers at Play'', ''Wash Day in Camp'' and ''First Regiment Marching''. __TOC__

Events

*May 19 – Vitagraph is founded in New York. *August 27 – Alfred John West gives a Royal Command Performance to

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

of film from the cruise of HMS ''Crescent'' at Osborne House. *

Birt Acres Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and ''Birtac'', the first ...

invents the first amateur format, Birtac, by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm.

Films released in 1898

* ''The Accursed Cavern'', directed by George Melies *'' The Astronomer's Dream'', directed by

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of ...

; re-released in 1899 as ''A Trip to the Moon'' *'' The Ball Game'' *''

The Cavalier's Dream ''The Cavalier's Dream'' is an 1898 American black-and-white horror silent one minute short film directed by Edwin S. Porter in his directorial debut. Plot A cavalier sits asleep at a bare table; an old witch enters, raps three times, then di ...

'', directed by Edwin S. Porter * ''The Cave of the Demons'', directed by George Melies *''

Come Along, Do! ''Come Along, Do!'' is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only 38 seconds has survived. The whole of the second shot is only available as film stills. Th ...

'', directed by

Robert W. Paul Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker. He made narrative films as early as April 1895. Those films were shown first in Edison Kinetoscope knockoffs. In 1896 he s ...

. First multi-scene film in cinema n this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema*''Corbett and Sharkey Fight'' * ''The Corsican Brothers'', produced by G.A.S. Films (British) * ''The Damnation of Faust'', directed by George Melies *''Dewar's It's Scotch'', the first advertising movie, produced by the

Edison Studios Edison Studios was an American film production organization, owned by companies controlled by inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films, as part of the Edison Manufacturing Company (1894–1911) and then Thom ...

*''

Don Juan Tenorio ''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpr ...

'', the first Mexican film with a plot, directed by Salvador Toscano *''Eiffel Tower'', directed by

Louis Lumière Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 Besançon – 6 June 1948, Bandol) was a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema. Early life and education Lumière was one of four children of ...

. First (sort of) crane shot in cinema t was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower* ''Ella Lola, a la Trilby'', produced by the Edison Co. * ''Faust and Mephistopheles'', directed by George Albert Smith *''

The Four Troublesome Heads ''The Four Troublesome Heads'' (french: Un homme de têtes, literally "A Man of Heads"), also known as ''Four Heads Are Better Than One'', is an 1898 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. Plot A magician enters the frame and stands ...

'', directed by

*''

The Humpty Dumpty Circus ''The Humpty Dumpty Circus'' is a lost short stop-motion film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith, the Anglo-American founders of Vitagraph Studios. There are no known surviving copies. Albert E. Smith claimed in his 1952 book ''T ...

'', directed by

J. Stuart Blackton James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to ...

* ''Jizo the Spook'', Japanese (aka ''Bake Jizo'') *'' The Magician'', directed by

* ''The Mesmerist'', directed by George Albert Smith. *''

The Miller and the Sweep ''The Miller and the Sweep'' is a 1898 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a miller carrying a bag of flour fighting with a chimney sweep carrying a bag of soot in front of a windmill, ...

'', directed by

George Albert Smith George Albert Smith Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territor ...

*''

The Nearsighted School Teacher ''The Nearsighted School Teacher'' was an early short comedy film released in 1898. It stars Augusta Selmer as a young lady. Plot In this case it is the schoolmaster The word schoolmaster, or simply master, refers to a male school teacher. ...

'' * ''A Novice at X-Rays'', directed by George Melies *''Pack Train On Chilkoot Pass'', film shows landscape in

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, Alaska or British Columbia *''

Photographing a Ghost ''Photographing a Ghost'' (1898) is a short film that was directed by George Albert Smith. It is about photographers A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", t ...

'', directed by

*''

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

'', directed by

. May include the first example of parallel action in a motion picture * ''Shinen no sosei'' (aka ''Resurrection of a Ghost''), Japanese *'' Surrender of General Toral'' *''Smích a pláč'' (Laugh and Tears), directed by

Josef Šváb-Malostranský Josef Šváb-Malostranský (16 March 1860, Prague – 30 October 1932, Prague) was a Czech actor, writer, cabaret singer, publisher, director and screenwriter. He owned a bookstore and song publishing house. He was the first Czech actor perfo ...

, the first Czech film

Debuts

Johnston Forbes-Robertson Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (16 January 1853 – 6 November 1937''Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson, Beauty And Grace in Acting'', Obituaries, ''The Times'', 8 November 1937.) was an English actor and theatre manager and husband of actress Gertru ...

– Macbeth *

Salvador Toscano Salvador Toscano Barragán (22 March 187214 April 1947), also known as Salvador Toscano, was a director, producer and distributor of early Mexican cinema films. He was Mexico's first filmmaker.Standish, pp. 120–121Raat, p. 35, ''The fath ...

Births

Date unknown

Monang Carvajal Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; June 30, 1898 – 22 June 1980) was a Filipina film actress best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed the "Queen of Horror Pictures." Biography Carvajal was bor ...

, Filipina actress (died

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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