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Filmed in 1888, it is the first film in human history certified by IMDb. "Roundhay Garden Scene".

"Roundhay Garden Scene" (Roundhay Garden Scene), directed by Louis Le Prince (Louis Le Prince), Adolphe Le Prince (Adolphe Le Prince).

A black and white silent documentary short starring Sarah Whitley and Joseph Whitley. The film was shot in 1888 and is the first film in human history certified by IMDb. The film records a group of people doing some funny things in the garden.

Behind the scenes

Director background: Louis Lee Prince was born in Metz, France. Since his childhood, he often visited the studio of his father's friend and photography pioneer Daguerre. , studying photography and chemistry. He later went to Paris to study painting and then to the University of Leipzig to study chemistry. Prince has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States and therefore has dual French and American citizenship.

In October 1888, Prince used celluloid film and a single-lens camera to shoot the world's first moving image work "Roundhay Garden Scene". The three-second video recorded four people doing funny animations in the garden.