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Thomas Edison

The Blacksmiths 1893: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnZT7oHGmts

The Execution of Mary Stewart 1895: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpNQJV8KblQ


Robert Paul and Birt Acres 1895

Incident at Clovely Cottage March 1895 (surviving frames): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_0lVGaqxo

Arrest of a Pickpocket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrMuNbd5QY

Rough Seas at Dover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RW1CJVAPCI

The Derby 29th May 1895: The Brighton School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWVSnUThG60


George Smith

A Kiss In The Tunnel 1899: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vdb79xXMWg

Grandma’s Reading Glasses 1900: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07c897Eeuyc&list=PLue4rhsHxp6-1iuDZVi3OIcZ8tJtS0Mll&index=16


James Williamson

Attack on a China Mission 1900: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnztkfNzZ68

FIRE! 1901: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXc_5hpIq4


Techie Stuff

The Latham Loop explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwbxMXYybOE

The Maltese Cross (or Geneva Drive) explained: https://youtu.be/CJQwezg5TGA?t=453


Useful Websites

Robert Paul: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/robert-paul

Birt Acres:          https://www.jomec.co.uk/blog/the-stories-of-birt-acres/

The Birtac Camera: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co18660/birtac-cine-camera-projector-17-5-mm-cine-camera-projector

The Brighton School: https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/european-silent-cinema-project/1898-trailblazing-brits-and-the-brighton-school/









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