Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
| 09 January 1894 (USA)
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A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.

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NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) A man sneezing. It's Fred Ott one of not too many people who appeared in more than one of Dickson's very early short films at the end of the 19th century. It's one of Dickson's shortest works and only runs for like five seconds. But it's movie magic nonetheless. The moment where you feel the sneeze rising inside your nose and there it is: the final moment of release. That felt good, didn't it? Hopefully just a one time thing and not the early symptoms of a nasty cold forcing you to stay in bed the next couple days. In any case, Mr. Ott may want to check his prominent mustache afterward for snot that got stuck. Okay film and feel free to waste five seconds of your life on that one. You can watch it in its entirety the next time you feel a sneeze crawling up.
J D Watching Fred Ott's Sneeze can be equated to the birth of any new medium. The first music was presumably nothing more than sticks and stones banging together. The first stories, just rough interpretations of daily routines. Even the first video games are, in a way, their medium's version of Fred Ott's Sneeze.Pong, when it was first released, showcased two rectangles and a small square that bounced between them. It was short, simple, and did what it needed to introduce the world to a new medium. As time went on, video games grew into something much bigger - eventually using cinematic techniques like storytelling, camera angles, and even acting. Now, while video game players still consider Pong fun, it is a far cry from the medium it stood at the forefront of.The same can be said in all respects to Fred Ott's Sneeze. While only five seconds long, it did precisely what it set out to do. It was short, simple, and introduced the world to a new medium. Film-making eventually grew into something much bigger... much grander, but its humble beginnings should never be forgotten.From a critical perspective, lighting the scene was clearly difficult - and Ott's clearly fake sneeze mimics the actor's obvious hesitation about appearing in such a strange new medium. In the decades that followed, and people became comfortable in front of the camera, on-screen acting blossomed.Here, in these five short seconds, lies the birth of film-making.
douhaveasista Dude! You've got to see this movie. It's funny when it needs to be, but serious. It's a gut-buster, yet a tear jerker. Best movie of the summer! The acting is fantastic, and the chemistry between the characters is mesmerizing. It was like I was in the movie. Intelligent script, great writing by the writers. This movie is a must-see!! I'm gonna get this on DVD as soon as it comes out. I am awestruck at the spectacle of this great future American classic. It's just fun. I'm glad I spent the money on this movie, heck I think I would've paid triple what I paid just to see this gem. A must-see in my book, so go see this if you want all the ingredients for a great drinking movie.
dutchqd All action, no plot. Still important in the terms of film history. It was the first film made by Thomas Edison on his motion picture camera. I can think of worse ways for kill 2 seconds.
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