Kinetograph
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The Kinetograph was an early motion picture camera developed in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson to record films for viewing in the Kinetoscope.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early film camera
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motion picture camera → |
| basedOn | photographic technology → |
| category |
Edison inventions
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history of cinema → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| designedFor | use with the Kinetoscope → |
| developer |
Thomas Alva Edison
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surface form: "Thomas Edison"
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson → |
| era | late 19th century → |
| etymology | from Greek "kineto" (movement) and "graph" (writing) → |
| filmFormat | 35 mm film → |
| filmPerforation | sprocket-perforated film → |
| frameRate | about 40 frames per second → |
| hasComponent |
electric motor drive
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film magazine → lens → shutter → sprocket wheels → |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish commercial film exhibition
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one of the first practical motion picture cameras → |
| inception | 1890s → |
| influenced |
development of motion picture cameras
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early film industry → |
| inventor |
Thomas Alva Edison
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surface form: "Thomas Edison"
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson → |
| languageOfName | English → |
| locationOfDevelopment | West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED → |
| manufacturer | Edison Manufacturing Company → |
| mechanism |
intermittent movement mechanism
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sprocket-driven film transport → |
| notableFeature |
horizontal feed of film
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use of perforated film for precise movement → |
| operatedBy | camera operator → |
| partOf |
Kinetograph
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surface form: "Edison motion picture system"
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| powerSource | electric motor → |
| producedWork |
early Edison experimental films
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early narrative film scenes → short actuality films → |
| relatedTo |
Black Maria studio
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surface form: "Black Maria film studio"
Kinetoscope → |
| usedAt |
Edison Studios
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surface form: "Edison Black Maria studio"
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| usedFor |
producing films for the Kinetoscope
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recording motion pictures → |
| uses | celluloid film → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Edison Kinetographic camera"
this entity surface form: "Edison motion picture system"