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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: It's a passage of Venus.
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In 2005, historians discovered that the surviving photographs weren't of the actual 1874 passage of Venus, but were rather a series of practice photos made with a model. The photographic plates depicting the real thing are believed to be lost.
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It's 1874, a solid 14 years before ''Film/RoundhayGardenScene''. People from all over the world gather to watch the passage of ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', the first of a pair in the 19th century, which won't happen again for more than a century.
Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in ''UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}'', creating the first "film".
Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in ''UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}'', creating the first "film".
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It's 1874, a solid 14 years before ''Film/RoundhayGardenScene''. People from all over the world gather to watch the passage of ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}, the first of a pair in the 19th century, which won't happen again for more than a century.
Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in''UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}'', UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, creating the first "film".
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of ''UsefulNotes/TheSun'' UsefulNotes/TheSun from ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of the ''UsefulNotes/TheSun'' from ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of the ''UsefulNotes/{{Sun}}'' ''UsefulNotes/TheSun'' from ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of the Sun from Venus, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of the Sun ''UsefulNotes/{{Sun}}'' from Venus, ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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This isn't technically a true film, as it was filmed on photographic plates instead of film, but it still counts as one on Website/IMDb and Website/Letterboxd
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This isn't technically a true film, as it was filmed on photographic plates instead of film, but it still counts as one on Website/IMDb.
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Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in Japan, creating the first "film".
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Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in Japan, ''UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}'', creating the first "film".
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It's 1874, a solid 14 years before ''Film/RoundhayGardenScene''. People from all over the world gather to watch the passage of Venus, ''UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}'', the first of a pair in the 19th century, which won't happen again for more than a century.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinaty passing of the Sun from Venus, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinary passing of the Sun from Venus, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
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It's 1874, a solid 14 years before ''Film/RoundhayGardenScene''. People from all over the world gather to watch the passage of Venus, the first of a pair in the 19th century, which won't happen again for more than a century.
Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in Japan, creating the first "film".
This isn't technically a true film, as it was filmed on photographic plates instead of film, but it still counts as one on Website/IMDb.
You can watch the film [[https://archive.org/details/1874PierreJulesCsarJanssenPassageDeVenus.webm.360p here]].
This could be a good candidate for JustForFun/TheTropelessTale, but every work has tropes, so they'll be listed.
!!Tropes found here:
* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinaty passing of the Sun from Venus, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
* MockGuffin: It turns out the only surviving footage was actually test footage shot with a model.
* PublicDomain: The film is in the public domain due to being so old.
* ShortFilm: It's 4 seconds long.
* UrExample: Of a film in general.
Enter Pierre Janssen. A French astronomer who recently built a "photographic revolver" that captures a sequence of photos in one click. With it, he records this rare passage in Japan, creating the first "film".
This isn't technically a true film, as it was filmed on photographic plates instead of film, but it still counts as one on Website/IMDb.
You can watch the film [[https://archive.org/details/1874PierreJulesCsarJanssenPassageDeVenus.webm.360p here]].
This could be a good candidate for JustForFun/TheTropelessTale, but every work has tropes, so they'll be listed.
!!Tropes found here:
* MundaneMadeAwesome: It looks like just an ordinaty passing of the Sun from Venus, but the fact that it was recorded on a very early moving camera makes it more awesome.
* MockGuffin: It turns out the only surviving footage was actually test footage shot with a model.
* PublicDomain: The film is in the public domain due to being so old.
* ShortFilm: It's 4 seconds long.
* UrExample: Of a film in general.
