The Very First Motion Picture (1889)

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Uploaded by on Jul 16, 2008

Here is a short video production I've done especially for YouTube members. It shows the first experimental movie that Thomas Edison made in 1889.
In 1878, British photographer Eadweard Muybridge made a series of still photographs of a horse that when viewed in sequence, appeared to be galloping. Edison felt this was too cumbersome for practical use and soon developed a system for "motion" pictures, based on his wax cylinder for phonographs. Thus you will see the two short sequences still in existance of the very first American motion picture from 1889.

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  • Sorry, the first movie ever made was when Mary Lincoln asked Abe if she looked fat.

  • thumps up if ur warching this in 2012 8= D

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  • thanks for doing this - it's really great of you : )

  • chuck norris was recording on HD at that time

  • @ozzfreak05 what are you tarching about?

  • @Fulldesmadre Warching? If you're gonna spam that stupid comment, atleast get it right.

  • @circulating I think that's my favorite commercial ever

  • @TheJayman213 this

  • 0:58 The first brony!

  • @BdoFilms2 and you know that today's frenchmen and americans deserve no credit whatsoever for the deeds of their ancestors, making this conversation redundant.

  • no it was 1878

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