Drama in the Air (1904)
5m
Running Time
August 26, 1904Release Date
Drama in the Air (1904)
5m
Running Time
August 26, 1904Release Date
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Plot.
This Gaston Velle movie from 1904 was a fairly venturesome piece of film-making for the era. First, its credits include Jules Verne: his second after the Méliès TRIP TO THE MOON a couple of years earlier. Second, it uses a dozen cuts, irised lenses -- the balloonists' views through their telescope -- panning shots, combined images and tints. The tints were standard for the era, but everything else had to be achieved with great difficulty. In an era when most movies still lasted a minute with a stationary camera and a single set-up, this was pretty much state of the art.
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Details.
Release DateAugust 26, 1904
Original NameUn drame dans les airs
StatusReleased
Running Time5m
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Wiki.
Drama in the Air, also known as Tragedy in Mid-Air is a 1904 French silent short film directed by Gaston Velle and distributed in France by Pathé Frères. The original French title is Un drame dans les airs. It is loosely based on the novel A Drama in the Air by Jules Verne.