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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinetograph canonical | 5 |
| Edison Kinetographic camera | 1 |
| Edison motion picture system | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early film camera
ⓘ
motion picture camera ⓘ |
| basedOn | photographic technology ⓘ |
| category |
Edison inventions
ⓘ
history of cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | use with the Kinetoscope ⓘ |
| developer |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
film magazine ⓘ lens ⓘ shutter ⓘ sprocket wheels ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish commercial film exhibition
ⓘ
one of the first practical motion picture cameras ⓘ |
| inception | 1890s ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of motion picture cameras
ⓘ
early film industry ⓘ |
| inventor |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Edison
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfDevelopment |
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
West Orange, New Jersey
|
| manufacturer | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| mechanism |
intermittent movement mechanism
ⓘ
sprocket-driven film transport ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
horizontal feed of film
ⓘ
use of perforated film for precise movement ⓘ |
| operatedBy | camera operator ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kinetograph
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edison motion picture system
|
| powerSource | electric motor ⓘ |
| producedWork |
early Edison experimental films
ⓘ
early narrative film scenes ⓘ short actuality films ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black Maria studio
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Maria film studio
Kinetoscope ⓘ |
| usedAt |
Edison Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Edison Black Maria studio
|
| usedFor |
producing films for the Kinetoscope
ⓘ
recording motion pictures ⓘ |
| uses | celluloid film ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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