Cinématographe

device · 1895 · Electric age

The Lumières’ camera-projector.

What it is made of

• Lens — has part. A lens.
• Crank — has part. The film was advanced by turning a handle.

Principles and materials it uses

• Photographic film — uses. Perforated film.

Where it is used

• Cinema — is used in. Cinema began with the cinématographe.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Sewing machine — was inspired by. Louis Lumière said he came up with the intermittent film feed while watching the fabric feed of a sewing machine.

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