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wehadfacesthen:

The Dickson Experimental Sound Film, 1894 or 1895, made by William Dickson (left) at the at Thomas Edison’s New Jersey studio. Only 17 seconds long, it is the first film with live-recorded sound, though the film and the sound played separately. The two men were employees at the Edison studio.

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eideticfields:

Marcel Duchamp/Anémic Cinéma, 1926

The Taoist universe is an infinity of nested cycles of time, each revolving at a different pace, and those who are not mere mortals pertain to different cycles. -Eliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing

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thedenofobscurity:

Constructing the Star Theatre, New York City, 1901

Note: The original film reel in fact showed the building being destroyed, but audiences at the time preferred to see it played backwards, and so do I.

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