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Unseen cinema. 1, The mechanized eye. Episode 6, Captain Nissen going through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls /

THE MECHANIZED EYE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. The technology for recording the captain's voyage was carefully coordinated with the voyage itself to produce not simply a victory over nature but a filmic record of tha...

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Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Silent with musical accompaniment.
Published: [United States] : Filmmakers Showcase, 1901.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Experimental films > United States.
Motion pictures > United States.
Whirlpool Rapids (N.Y. and Ont.) > In motion pictures.
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) > In motion pictures.
Cinéma > États-Unis.
Niagara, Chutes du (N.Y. et Ont.) > Au cinéma.
Experimental films
Motion pictures
North America > Niagara Falls
North America > Whirlpool Rapids
United States
Short films
Silent films
Short films.
Silent films.
Experimental films.
Courts métrages.
Films muets.
Films expérimentaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:THE MECHANIZED EYE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. The technology for recording the captain's voyage was carefully coordinated with the voyage itself to produce not simply a victory over nature but a filmic record of that victory. The technology of the recording seems at least as complex as the technology of the boat. --SCOTT MACDONALD. Edison Manufacturing Co., formed to market products invented by Thomas Edison, handled his motion picture and closely related phonograph business. In 1896, as the Kinetoscope business faltered, Edison appointed William Gilmore to manage the company. Gilmore took distribution out of the hands of independents like Raff & Gammon and Maguire & Baucus. Then Edison began a series of lawsuits to repress competitors. Patent suits dominated the American film market prior to W.W.I and kept Edison the predominant American film company during much of this period. Until recently, aesthetic advancements made by Edison's filmmakers have been overshadowed by accounts of the legal wrangling. -PAUL SPEHR / BRUCE POSNER 35mm 1.33:1 black & white silent with music 18fps 2:03 minutes. Production: Edison Manufacturing Co.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 06, 2020).
"Experiments in technique and form".
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:03
Production Credits:New music by Eric Beheim.