Buffalo Running (1883)
Eadweard Muybridge's BUFFALO RUNNING lasts just twelve-seconds but it's an early example of what would eventually become filmmaking. The "director" used cameras to capture animals in motion and here we see a large buffalo running (as the title clearly states).
You know, viewing this film today you really can't help but get chills because this is one of the earliest examples of someone actually trying to make a moving picture. There's no question that this is a historically very important film and when you view it today you can't help but feel that. Sure, there's not much going on but in 1883 this here was a major break-through and helped get cinema moving into the right direction.
Eadweard Muybridge's BUFFALO RUNNING lasts just twelve-seconds but it's an early example of what would eventually become filmmaking. The "director" used cameras to capture animals in motion and here we see a large buffalo running (as the title clearly states).
You know, viewing this film today you really can't help but get chills because this is one of the earliest examples of someone actually trying to make a moving picture. There's no question that this is a historically very important film and when you view it today you can't help but feel that. Sure, there's not much going on but in 1883 this here was a major break-through and helped get cinema moving into the right direction.