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The First Film Ever Made Was (Technically) Only 2 Seconds Long.

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• The first film ever made is super short! It's only 2.11 seconds long.
• It's called Roundhay Garden Scene and was filmed in 1888 by Louis Le Prince.
• The film shows Le Prince's family walking in a garden.
• Sadly, Le Prince mysteriously vanished shortly after filming the Roundhay Garden Scene, leaving questions about his work and future inventions unanswered.
• Le Prince is believed to have filmed other scenes before his disappearance, but these films, if they existed, have never been found.
• While the Roundhay Garden Scene is the oldest surviving film, another contender exists: The Horse in Motion (1878) by Eadweard Muybridge
• But this wasn't a true film, but a series of photographs capturing a horse's movement at different stages.
• While not a true movie, The Horse in Motion helped pave the way for filming movement.

Both Roundhay Garden Scene and The Horse in Motion represents crucial stepping stones in film history. They showcase the ingenuity of early inventors who experimented with capturing movement, paving the way for the development of motion pictures.

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