several years later, Kinetoscope mutated into a Kinetophone, a kind of a device imbued within a stand that you could lean into and then see the movie for yourself. and only yourself.

many people in the field were so gassed up about this shit they asked edison to invent a projector so multiple people could watch, but edison said "nah fuck it, if i show it to multiple people it won't sell as well"

so yeah. that's what you get when americans invent things. their capitalist individualism. lol

in 1895, auguste and louis lumière introduced the cinématographe, which could record, develop, and project film—all in one.

it was a marvel of engineering. put edison to shame, and rightfully so. that mf was probably cursing those "french commies" out. haha.

lumières developed something that quite starts to resemble modern film projectors we all have become used to.

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they called their invention "Cinématographe". this is what it looks like. idk how to describe it with alt text. someone help me, but anyway.

the reason they invented this is actually really funny because they looked at what dickson and edison had made and said "this shit is mid, we can do better". AND THEY DID.

The image depicts a man operating a vintage cinematograph, a device used for projecting motion pictures. The man, dressed in a long coat and a mustache, is standing behind a wooden stand with a large, box-like machine on top. The machine has a glass window, a crank handle, and various mechanical components, including gears and rollers. The man is turning the crank handle, which is connected to the machine, likely to advance the film. The stand has shelves with additional film reels and a door that is open, revealing the interior of the machine. The image is in black and white, and the text at the bottom reads "Le cinématographe Lumière: projection."

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the Cinématographe was manually operated by a handcrank, as opposed to edison's electrically powered camera, which was not readily portable. it also had a projector, while only one person at a time could use edison-dickson's puny little moviestool.

Cinématographe produced a sharper projected image due to its design, in which a kind of fork held frames behind the lens in place using the perforations in the sides of the film strip.

they also added a glass vessel of water as the condenser to concentrate the light onto the film frame and to absorb heat. the flask also acted as a safety feature, as the light would no longer focus on the flammable film if it overheated or broke.

the success of Cinématographe was so huge that it completely dwarfed edison. everybody could watch films now, poor and rich, and soon Kinetophone slowly vanished from public life, forever relegated to museums and encyclopedias.

poetic justice

sorry that this dragged on, i promise the other ones won't be as long. it's just such a good, good historical moment. 😁

cinema history is a tangle of genius, rivalry, and stolen credit, and so many intrigues. enough for a thriller podcast

3. ooh! i just remembered! this is a thrilling one as well! buckle up! *drums his fingers*

during the filming of the wizard of oz (1939), the original tin man actor, buddy ebsen, had to be replaced because he suffered a *near-fatal allergic reaction* (!) to the aluminum powder used in his makeup. he was hospitalized because of the metal coating his lungs.

"HORRENDOUS. HOW??" you may ask.

worker safety and corporate structure at the time also wasn't advanced — there was no OSHA, no guidelines, nothing. if a worker protested, they’d be blacklisted, if a director didn’t play ball, their name vanished. it was a free-for-all wild west meat circus where money was the only judge. in a way, it kind of is still, but at least we don't blow ourselves up or inhale asbestos for fun anymore.

but let's talk about the incident in depth.

so, why did those goddamn fools pick silver for tin man's makeup? good question. let's break it down.

metro goldwyn mayer tested several types of costumes and makeup to make Ebsen appear silvery. they tried covering him with tin, silvery paper, and silver cloth-covered cardboard, but none of them looked as striking, and while safe, none of the people on set seemed to know or give a single fuck about safety (see above), so they landed on paint because it looked well on technicolor.

good evening, everyone.

just a little announcement: i did not forget about this thread and the deal we made. just dealing with personal stuff at the moment. but chin up, everyone. no worries, because i decided that tomorrow i want to talk about another special moment in film history. i will keep it a surprise for you. stay tuned

IM SO SORRY I KEEP FORGETTING ABOUT THIS AAAA 😭💀

i just have finals in college im sorry

okay soooo

hm hm hm hm.

i am thinking of a topic but afraid of disseminating false info an accident if i don't know enough.

preparing a new episode soon

maybe i should repackage the entire thread again, since it got flooded with evidence of my procrastination

my fav film is #FEDIBLOCK

its this film full of angry people who want to cancel everyone and everything. its quite entertaining, especially when you see instances blocking other instances on fedi_block_bot@annihilation.social

hbu? whats your favorite film?