2. Who are the Lumire Brothers? The Lumire brothers, who go by
the names ofAuguste and Lois Lumire, were both technicalminded
people who excelled in science andphotography. Auguste started
manufacturing andsupplying photographic equipment while
Loisexperimented with these pieces of equipment. Antoine, after
becoming a successfulbusinessman, was eventually invited to
EdisonsPeephole Kinetoscope in Paris. He was excitedwith what he
saw and rushed back to Lyons topresent Lois with a piece of
Kinetoscope film. He said to Lois - "This is what you have to
make,because Edison sells this at crazy prices and
theconcessionaires are trying to make films here inFrance to have
them cheaper". The brothers mission was to overcome thelimitations
of the Peephole Kinetoscope. Therewere the fact it was such a large
camera it waslimited to studio use and the fact that only oneperson
could view it at a time.
3. What is the technology? Once the brothers had decided what
needed tobe changed about the Peephole Kinetoscope,they went about
experimenting and developingtheir own advanced device. By 1895 the
brothers had invented their owndevice which they called the
Cinmatographe.The devise was much smaller than EdisonsKinetograph,
weighing at around five kilograms.The device was also hand cranked.
TheCinmatographe used about 16 fps, meaning thatit used a lot less
film compared to EdisonsKinetoscope at 48 fps. It also had less
clatter andgrinding noises which were associated with
theKinetoscope.
4. Who invented/credited thetechnology? The Kinetoscope was
originally invented byThomas Edison in 1888. The Cinmatographe was
invented and patentedby the Lumire brothers in
1892.Kinetoscope.Cinmatographe.
5. The Cinmatographe The Cinmatographe uses flexible film cut
into35mm wide strips and also used an intermittentmechanism
modelled on the sewing machine. The camera shot at 16fps which
became thestandard film rate for 25 years. The Cinmatographe works
as a printer, cameraand projector all in one machine. To the right
is a video of the Serpentine dancers.They were originally black and
white and had tobe hand coloured.
