it burst

 

Ball Passing Through a Soap Bubble (1904)

Directed by Lucien Georges Bull this is an early short film. A ball passes through a large soap bubble.

Getting a bit late in the day for these sort of short, single shot experiment films this is still fairly entertaining. Interesting to see the slow motion version of how the bubble bursts. Decent image quality.

3/5

Now there's two of them!

 

Cheval Monte, Deux Chevaux Bais Se Suivant au Pas (1899)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey and Charles Comte this is an early short film. Two horse riders ride past the camera.

Another nice, simple horse riding film from Marey and friends. Again the image quality is really good for the age of the film. Pretty fun.

3/5

A lady at the canter

 

Bay Horse, Ridden by Therese Rentez, Canter (1899)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey and Charles Comte this is an early short film. A woman rides a horse past the camera.

Another nice little horse riding short from Marey and chums. Both the dress of the woman and the canter of the horse add a bit of class to this short. Really good image quality.

3/5

Black horse, white wall

 

Cheval Noir Monte, Galop (1899)

Directed Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. A black horse galops in front of a white washed wall.

As with most films from this director do not expect a huge amount from the content. What there is here is well captured and survives in good quality. Decent little short.

3/5

Do a little dance

 

Inauguration of the Marey Institute (1902)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey this is an early short film. People shake a man's hand then he does a jig.

While there may not be a lot of narrative to this one it does have some personality thanks to Marey's impromptu dance. Really impressive image quality for the age. Pretty fun really.

3/5

Up and down the stairs

 

Chien, Caniche Noir Descendant et Monatant Un Escalier (1897)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Georges Bull this is an early short film. A dog goes up and down the stairs.

A simple little short that would qualify as a home movie or youtube clip these days. Decent image quality and a bit of personality. Pretty good for what it is.

3/5

Having the trots, 1899 style

 

Bay Horse, Mounted, Trotting (1899)

Directed by Etienne-Jules Marey and Charles Comte this is an early short film. A man rides a horse across the shot.

Really sharp image given the age of the film. Not much more than a seconds long clip of a man on a horse. Pretty decent for what it is.

3/5