Photographing a Ghost (1898)

Directed by

George Albert Smith

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

3.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of photographers attempts to capture a ghost on film but every effort goes wrong. The ghost keeps disappearing or ruining the picture in silly ways.

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What happens

Photographing a Ghost (1898) is a silent short film directed by George Albert Smith. It is about photographers that try, but repeatedly fail, to take a picture of a ghost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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