Sunday 11 October 2020

The first shaky cam film

 Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)


Directed by William Heise and William K. L. Dickson this early film stars the Sarashe Sisters. We see three women do a short portion of the Mikado dance.


Not the best staged dance piece you will ever see, it looks like the dancers are too close together to make sure they all fit into frame. It also seems that the camera is slightly unsteady too. Not the best of pre 1900 cinema.


2/5

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