Blacksmith Scene (also known as Blacksmith Scene # 1 and Blacksmithing Scene) is an American short film from 1893. It is a silent film in black and white directed byWilliam Dicksonand William Heise , the Scottish-French inventor who is considered the inventor of the film camera while he was employed at Thomas Edison.
The film is of historical interest as the first kinetoscoopfilm that was shown in a public exhibition on 9 May 1893. It is also the first known film in which actors portraying a character. Blacksmith Scene In 1995 was chosen for reserves in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, because it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" is. It is the second oldest film in the registry.
Content[]
Story[Edit][]
On the screen is displayed a large anvil with one behind, three blacksmith: one to the left of it and one to the right of it (played by Edison employees). The blacksmith in the middle of a heated metal rod he used a fire has taken off and putting it on the anvil. All three they start rhythmic hammering. After a number of hits is the metal rod back on the fire. One of the forging cites a bottle beer and they take a SIP of all three. After this drink they go back to their work. [1]
Production[Edit][]
The film was made by the Edison Manufacturing Company, which started making films in 1890 under the direction of one of the first film pioneers: William Dickson. It is fully included in the Black Maria-film studio in West Orange, New Jersey, USA, often called "America's first movie studio" . The scene is filmed with a stationary camera: thekinetograaf. It is probably included in april 1893 and was publicly displayed (in a Kinetoscope) in the Brooklyn Institute on 9 May 1893. [2]
The film was made in 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33: 1. It was meant to be viewed by means of a Kinetoscope. [3]
Prices[Edit][]
| Year | Price |
|---|---|
| 1995 | National Film Registry |
Current status[Edit][]
A surviving 35 mm copy of the film was found in the Henry Ford Museum; This is the source of the negative that is kept in the Museum of Modern Artfilm archive. [2] another copy of the film is in the Edison National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service. The copyright on the film has expired, because the film was shot for 1923; He is therefore freely available on the World Wide Web.