History of Short Film- Lumiere Brothers

"La Sortie Des Usine" was made in 1895 by the Lumiere Brothers on the 28th of December 1895, it was the first short film to be displayed to a paying audience. The "cinematographe projects" only lasted only 50 seconds, and combined a camera, printer and projector all in one.
Their films content mainly contained moving images of everyday life, however the brothers feared that audiences would get bored with this and it was nothing new that they haven't already seen if they walked out on to the street.




Far from boring audiences " L'arrivee D'un train la ciotat" made in 1896 gave something interesting and thrilling, the short film had audience members screaming and hiding behind their seats because they believed the train was about to plow straight through the screen.

The films are vital historic evidence of life in the 1900's and include basic filming techniques this shows us how far cameras and the way we film have developed.