Accordion Player (1888)

Directed by

Louis Le Prince

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man plays a diatonic button accordion on a set of steps. The film is a single static shot from the late 1800s showing early motion picture technology.

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What happens

Accordion Player is a short silent motion picture directed by Louis Le Prince. It is one of the earliest surviving motion pictures. The brief film shows a man (Adolphe Le Prince) playing the diatonic button accordion in a single, static shot, highlighting the pioneering experiments in motion capture during the late 19th century. It was recorded on the steps of the house of Joseph Whitley, Louis's father-in-law. The recording date may be the same as Roundhay Garden as the camera is in a similar position and Adolphe is dressed the same. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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