Passage de Vénus
Passage De Venus 1874 | |
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Directed by | P.J.C. Janssen |
Produced by | P.J.C. Janssen |
Release date | 9 December 1874 |
Passage de Vénus is a series of photographs of the
It is the oldest "film" listed on IMDb and Letterboxd.[5][6]
A 2005 study of the surviving material concluded that all the extant plates made with the photographic revolver are practice plates shot with a model, and if any of the many plates successfully exposed during the eclipse have survived, their whereabouts are unknown.[7]
Subject of the photos - 1874 transit of Venus
The 1874 transit of Venus, which took place on 9 December 1874 (01:49 to 06:26 UTC), was the first of the pair of
Filming the transit
Due to the popularity of the event, numerous expeditions to over 80 locations were ventured, and many expeditions considered the best way by which to record the event.[11]
Frenchman inventor Janssen came up with the idea for a "revolver photographic".[12] This was a large camera based on the Maltese cross mechanism, which is an important milestone in the development of cameras used to film movies.[13] The revolver could take several dozens of exposures at regulated intervals on a daguerreotype disc.[14]
See also
- The Horse in Motion, 1878 series of photographs
References
- ^ Janssen, P. J. C. (1874-12-09), Passage de Venus (Documentary, Short), retrieved 2023-12-30
- ^ Doucet, Jean-François. "La "photographie du temps" avant le cinéma" ["Time photography" before cinema]. www.jf-doucet.com (in French). Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- Bibcode:2006JAHH....9..167D. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- S2CID 140645257.
- ^ "Passage of Venus (1874)directed by P.J.C. Janssen".
- ^ "Passage of Venus (Short 1874)".
- ^ "2005JHA....36...57L Page 70".
- ^ "Transit of Venus". cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Transit of Venus". cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Transit of Venus". cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ P.J.C. Janssen (1874-12-09), Passage De Venus (1874), retrieved 2023-12-31
- ^ P.J.C. Janssen (1874-12-09), Passage De Venus (1874), retrieved 2023-12-31
- ^ P.J.C. Janssen (1874-12-09), Passage De Venus (1874), retrieved 2023-12-31
- ISBN 978-0-231-88370-2, retrieved 2023-12-31
External links
- Passage de Venus at IMDb
- Passage de Venus on YouTube
- Passage de Vénus is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive