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