Plot.

The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed to be the second moving picture ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK), possibly on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince (Le Prince's son), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Le Prince's mother-in-law), Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. The Roundhay Garden Scene was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.

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Cast & Crew.

Adolphe Le Prince

Himself

Joseph Whitley

Himself

Harriet Hartley

Self

Sarah Whitley

Herself

Annie Hartley

Herself (Harriet Hartley)

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 14, 1888

Status
Released

Filming Locations
Roundhay Park, United Kingdom

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Yorkshire on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film.

The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.