Adolphe Le PrinceAdolphe Le Prince (6 April 1872–20 August 1901) was an English actor. He appeared in Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving film. In 1898, Le Prince appeared as a witness for the defence in a lawsuit brought by Thomas Edison against the American Mutoscope Company. Le Prince testified about the inventions of his late father, Louis Le Prince, rebutting Edison's claim to be the inventor of cinematography, and therefore entitled to royalties for the use of the process.
Louis Le PrinceLouis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (French:; 28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890; declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French-American artist, cinematographer and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, and director of Roundhay Garden Scene. He was possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence using a single lens camera and a strip of (paper) film.
Diatonic button accordionA melodeon or diatonic button accordion is a member of the free-reed aerophone family of musical instruments. It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons, with each row producing the notes of a single diatonic scale.
Silent filmA silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible spoken dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of intertitles. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as films were almost always accompanied by live sounds.
Short filmA short film is a film with a short running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits".
Joseph WhitleyJoseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment, shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince. He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah. Whitley died on 12 January 1891, at the age of 74.
Roundhay Garden SceneRoundhay Garden Scene (French: Une scène au jardin de Roundhay) is a shortsilent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Yorkshire, England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.