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Accordion Player
Accordion Player (1888)
Directed byLouis Le Prince
Starring
CinematographyLouis Le Prince
Release date
  • 14 October 1888 (1888-10-14)
Running time
10 seconds
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent

Accordion Player is a short silent motion picture directed by Louis Le Prince. It is one of the earliest surviving motion pictures. The brief film shows a man (Adolphe Le Prince) playing the diatonic button accordion in a single, static shot, highlighting the pioneering experiments in motion capture during the late 19th century.[1]

It was recorded on the steps of the house of Joseph Whitley, Louis's father-in-law. The recording date may be the same as Roundhay Garden as the camera is in a similar position and Adolphe is dressed the same.[2]

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References

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  1. Freire, Pedro Martins (5 July 2024). O livro dos filmes proibidos e censurados da História do Cinema: Volume 1 (1890–1899). Ibis Libris Editora. p. 1853. ISBN 978-85-7823-376-1.
  2. Howells, Richard (Summer 2006). "Louis Le Prince: the body of evidence". Screen. 47 (2): 179–200. doi:10.1093/screen/hjl015.
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