THE GHOST TRAIN / EARLY SUPERIMPOSITIONS

by AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH CO. & Frederick S. ARMITAGE
1900-1903 / 35mm / b&w / sound / 1S / 2' 30




The Ghost Train 1903, 41 seconds
by Creators Unknown for American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.

“The spectral image was created by printing a film of a train approaching the camera, probably the Pennsylvania Limited Express (1896), in negative and enhancing the effect by inserting the negative image of the sun and clouds from another film into a blank corner. The reverse polarity composite appears to be a ‘full moon’ in a night sky” - Paul Spehr

Early Superimpostions 1900 1:49 minutes SD
by Frederick S. Armitage for American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.

Selected experiments:
Davy Jones’ Locker
Neptune’s Daughters
A Nymph of the Waves

“The filmmaker took several different scenes shot earlier between 1896 and 1899 and double-printed two sets of images together to create a new artistic creation. The transformation of a stage dance into a unique ciné-dance could only be possible in cinema - Bruce Posner

1 PRINT IN DISTRIBUTION


distribution format Digital file on server (SD)
screen 4/3 (single screen)
sound silent
rental fee 21,00 €