Fred Ott's Sneeze
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Fred Ott's Sneeze is an 1894 short silent film, one of the earliest motion pictures ever recorded, showing Edison employee Fred Ott sneezing after inhaling snuff.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actuality film
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short film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedAt | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraOperator | William Heise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightedBy | Thomas A. Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightOffice | United States Copyright Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsAction | sneeze ⓘ |
| depictsActivity | use of snuff ⓘ |
| director | William K.L. Dickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| exhibitionDevice | Kinetoscope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Fred Ott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Edison Black Maria studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| filmMovement | pre-classical cinema ⓘ |
| format | Kinetoscope film ⓘ |
| frameRate | about 16 frames per second ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy short
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documentary short ⓘ |
| hasColor | black and white ⓘ |
| hasNoIntertitles | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the earliest copyrighted motion pictures in the United States
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one of the earliest films made for the Kinetoscope ⓘ |
| includedIn | Library of Congress film collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | earliest surviving motion pictures ⓘ |
| language | none (silent) ⓘ |
| madeFor | scientific and promotional demonstration of motion pictures ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableFor | simple gag used to demonstrate motion picture technology ⓘ |
| numberOfFrames | about 45 frames ⓘ |
| portrays | a man taking snuff and sneezing ⓘ |
| producer | Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnology | Kinetograph camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 5 seconds ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars | Fred Ott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioLocation | West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfTheFilm | Fred Ott sneezing after inhaling snuff ⓘ |
| title | Fred Ott's Sneeze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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