Roundhay Garden Scene 1888

Synopsis:

The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed to be the second moving picture ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK), possibly on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince (Le Prince's son), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Le Prince's mother-in-law), Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. The Roundhay Garden Scene was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.

Directed by: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Runtime: 1 minutes
Tagline: One man will walk harder than he's ever walked before.
Cast:
Adolphe Le Prince
Adolphe Le Prince
Himself 
Joseph Whitley
Joseph Whitley
Himself 
Sarah Whitley
Sarah Whitley
Herself 
Annie Hartley
Annie Hartley
Herself (Harriet Hartley) 
Links:
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Also known as:
  • El jardín de Roundhay