Panorama of Place de l'Opéra
James White, the Edison Company's main filmmaker at the time, realized a burst of creativity during his visit to the 1900 Paris Exposition. It's uncertain who his cameraman was for this journey, but historian Charles Musser suggests that it might've been Alfred C. Abadie. In their Paris Exposition films, they introduced tilting (see 'Panorama of Eiffel Tower') and, although panning and panoramas had already been around for a while, they introduced some novel functions for them.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1900 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | James H. White |
| Runtime | 1 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.8/10 (4 votes) |
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The film constructs a direct temporal bridge, relying on pure observation and the then-novel technique of the panoramic shot. It forgoes narrative to offer a hypnotic document, transforming a simple square into a historical artifact.
What lingers after viewing is the meditative quality of tracing life's minute details—architecture, fashion, pace—all preserved in a few silent minutes. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: James H. White
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Watch in silence on a large screen to appreciate each frame as a moving photograph.
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