Edison Kinetographic Theater
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The Edison Kinetographic Theater, better known as the Black Maria studio, was Thomas Edison's pioneering motion picture production studio and one of the first film studios in the world.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edison Manufacturing Company facility
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film studio ⓘ historical building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Maria
NERFINISHED
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Black Maria studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
building mounted on a turntable
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roof opening for sunlight ⓘ rotatable to follow the sun ⓘ tar-paper–covered wooden building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thomas Alva Edison
NERFINISHED
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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1893 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Thomas Alva Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| designer | William Kennedy Laurie Dickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
NERFINISHED
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early Edison film crew ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| filmProcessUsed |
35 mm film
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Kinetograph camera system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | reconstructed at Thomas Edison National Historical Park ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| lightingSource | natural sunlight ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Thomas Edison National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaTypeProduced |
black-and-white films
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silent films ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kinetograph motion picture camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early Edison films
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being one of the first film studios in the world ⓘ being the first motion picture studio in the United States ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Edison Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outputFormat | Kinetoscope films ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Edison Laboratory complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
experimental film production
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motion picture production ⓘ production of Kinetoscope films ⓘ |
| significantEvent | production of some of the earliest commercially exhibited motion pictures ⓘ |
| usedFor |
filming boxing exhibitions
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filming short subjects ⓘ filming staged scenes ⓘ filming vaudeville acts ⓘ |
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