First Film

What was the First film called and how long was it?

The Lumiere Brother’s were one of the first ones to step into film world. They shot there first film using their own created combo movie camera and a projector. They used 35mm width of a film and a speed of 16 frames per second. Their first film was based on factory worker going to home after work on 22, March 1895.

Some of the films which were showing in 1895 are as following:

1. La Sortie des Ouviers de L'Usine Lumière à Lyon (1895) (Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory) (46 seconds)

2. La Voltige (1895) (Horse Trick Riders) (46 seconds)

3. La Pêche aux Poissons Rouges (1895) (Fishing for Goldfish) (42 seconds)

4. Le Débarquement du Congrès de Photographie à Lyon (1895) (The Disembarkment of the Congress of Photographers in Lyon) (48 seconds)

5. Les Forgerons (1895) (Blacksmiths) (49 seconds)

6. Le Jardinier (l'Arroseur Arrosé) (The Gardener or The Sprinkler Sprinkled) (1895) (49 seconds)

7. Le Repas (de Bébé) (1895) (Baby's Meal) (41 seconds)

8. Le Saut à la Couverture (1895) (Jumping onto the Blanket) (41 seconds)

9. La Place des Cordeliers à Lyon (1895) (Cordeliers Square in Lyon) (44 seconds)

10. La Mer (Baignade en Mer) (1895) (Bathing in the Sea) (38 seconds)
The first feature length film was made in 1906 by Charles Tait, an Australian director and writer. The film lasted for 60-70 minutes. ‘The Story of the Kelly Gang’.

Films were made by the speed of 24 frames per second by the late 1920s.