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About these sites
Most, but not all, of the items photographed on these sites are still in use, but the question is,
"For how much longer ?"
With the rapid advance in digital, film projection will be a thing of history
Therefore, I feel that it is important that over 100 years of film projection is not forgotten, and hope that these sites are helping us to remember, and for future generations to marvel at, some of the odd equipment, to them, that was used for this great form of entertainment
These sites are dedicated to the British photographer, and cinematograph inventor, Frieze Greene, and all the other cinema pioneers around the world
In 1890, Friese-Greene obtained a patent for the chronophotographic camera that he had invented
It was capable of taking up to ten still photographs per second, and used a perforated film made of celluloid
After the film had been developed he was able to turn the camera into the first moving picture projector
by placing a light behind the film gate
Unfortunately his experiments met with limited success
This was mainly due to the fragile state of the celluloid film, and the slow speed of 10 fps causing much flicker
He was, however, the first man to ever see moving pictures on a screen
The second man to see this new phenomenon is said to have been the local Policeman who was on duty in the area
at the time
Also dedicated to Robert (Bob) Atkins, my first Chief, when I started at the Classic Cinema South Croydon in 1959
In the two years that he put up with me he taught me a lot about the art of film projection, even though he would not let me out of the re-wind room for the first six months, except to make tea and polish the box floor
I still maintain that he could play the Mouth Organ every bit as good as Larry Adler (Music for the film Genevieve)
Hugh McCullough 2001