Channel: Change Before Going Productions

Category: Film & Animation

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Description: Believed to be the first movie shown in public, Dickson Greeting was played for viewers at National Federation of Women's Clubs. Directed and starring motion-picture pioneer William Dickson, it displays a 3 second clip of him passing a hat in front of himself, and reaching for it with his other hand. It was filmed on May 20, 1891 in the Photographic Building at Edison's Black Maria studio, West Orange, New Jersey, in collaboration with Thomas Edison using his kinetograph. imdb.com/title/tt0241373 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: cbgp.com facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions twitter.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.