Accordion Player by Louis Le Prince - test17frames

Accordion Player by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince

made with a LPCCP Type-1 MkII probably in 1888.

For more details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince

For the separate frames see
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10912969@N03/sets/72157619323907350/

I used the first 17 frames from a thumbnail of a 1930 copy of original frames by National Science Museum (London),
and registered each frame by hand (badly).
I then changed frame rate to 17 frames in 4.5 seconds.
Le Prince's original frame rate may have been 20 per second.

Courtesy of
National Museum of Photography,
Film and Television (Bradford).

Note Le Prince's 1888 film "Roundhay Garden Scene" is thought to be the earliest surviving motion picture film made.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince

License: I release into the public domain all modifications for frames 1 to 17 for my amateur restoration of Louis le Prince's "Accordion Player". Louis le Prince disappeared 1890, and these frames came from a poor scan of a 1930 photograph of the original 1888 film.

Restorations of other Le prince films, all from 1888 I believe:

Man Walking Around A Corner at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWK-ImxF-e4

1888 - Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7saH58usq4

1888 - Roundhay Garden Scene - Louis Le Prince at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkUKC7xCO2A

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Louis
• Aimé
• Augustin
• Le
• Prince
• Accordion
• Player
• history
• filmmaker
• short
• film

[MattTheSaiyan]

The is the worst film Louis Le Prince ever made. His other movies are way better than this overrated film. Thanks for uploading.

[youtubesneak]

@MattTheSaiyan There's worse than this by Le Prince: Man Walking Around A Corner - scroll the description above for the YouTube link.

[fishhead06]

Is this earlier than the Roundhay Garden Scene?

[youtubesneak]

That is a very good question and I wish I knew the answer. All wikipedia says is that it is uncertain whether it was in Leeds or Paris, and that the 'recording date is probably 1888.' The Garden Scene film can be located and dated precisely at October 14 1888, while Le Prince's son, Alphonse, said that he helped film the Leeds Bridge film in late October.

I did see comments that the Accordion film is of Alphonse and that one sees the front door of their Leeds house here, but no expert opinion.

[firesoftheempyrean]

Spielberg is remaking this.

[larrecun]

yeah, actually, roundhay was first, then the bridge one, and then this one

[HeiHolaHello]

Believe it or not; this is on IMBD. Go check it out, lol

[babybloc]

@ekhezlaik That's quite interesting. It does look like there's a strap on the "stage right" side there, which would be reversed from the norm, unless it's some kind of concertina style accordion with hand straps on both sides. By 1888 either would have been possible I think.  Maybe accordionists can add their bit to film history here? Are the other films mirrored?

[ClassicHorrorDB]

@robbynew Exiting the factory was the first film ever shown in theaters. This film is one of the first films ever, Roundhay garden scene being the first.

[bwCky]

@murielsartre

Was there not a film made about Louis le Prince?

[livinginatrain123]

Louis Le Prince disappeared :(

[Gedankenblitz15]

Is this FULL HD?

[ekhezlaik]

Wonderful to see. Thanks.

It seems that either Adolphe is playing left-handed or else (!) the prints are back to front.

[robbynew]

dose any one know why most people say that "exiting the factory by Louis Lumière in 1895 was the first film when this one was made by Louis Le Prince around 1888?