Alfred C. Abadie
Encyclopedia
Alfred Camille Abadie was an American
photographer and pioneer filmmaker who worked for Thomas Edison
, specializing in actuality film
s, a predecessor to the standard form of documentary
.
. Abadie returned to the United States and kept making similar films for Edison through at least 1904. After leaving Edison, Abadie continued to work as a freelance filmmaker and photographer, making educational and industrial films, including Birth
(1917), the first film of the birth of a baby.
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
photographer and pioneer filmmaker who worked for Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
, specializing in actuality film
Actuality film
The actuality film is a non-fiction film genre that like the documentary film uses footage of real events, places, and things, yet unlike the documentary is not structured into a larger argument, picture of the phenomenon or coherent whole. In practice, actuality films preceded the emergence of the...
s, a predecessor to the standard form of documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
.
Biography
A New York City native, Abadie began as camera assistant to James H. White at the Edison Studio around 1898. In 1903, Edison sent Abadie to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to make actuality films, possibly as an attempt to keep up with similar subjects popularized by the LumièresAuguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean , were among the earliest filmmakers in history...
. Abadie returned to the United States and kept making similar films for Edison through at least 1904. After leaving Edison, Abadie continued to work as a freelance filmmaker and photographer, making educational and industrial films, including Birth
Birth (disambiguation)
Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother.Birth may also refer to:*Birth , a 2004 film starring Nicole Kidman*Birth , a 1984 anime film...
(1917), the first film of the birth of a baby.
As a cinematographer
- Railroad Smashup (1904)
- Annual Baby Parade, 1904, Asbury Park, N.J. (1904)
- Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island (1903)
- Move OnMove On (1903 film)Move On is a 1903 American film directed by Alfred C. Abadie. The film was preserved by the Library of Congress....
(1903) - Market Scene in Cairo, Egypt (1903)
As a director
- Annual Baby Parade, 1904, Asbury Park, N.J. (1904)
- Move OnMove On (1903 film)Move On is a 1903 American film directed by Alfred C. Abadie. The film was preserved by the Library of Congress....
(1903)
As an actor
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York CityWhat Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York CityWhat Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City is a 1901 American short film depicting a woman walking over a grate, the hot air lifting her skirt....
(1901)
See also
Actuality filmActuality film
The actuality film is a non-fiction film genre that like the documentary film uses footage of real events, places, and things, yet unlike the documentary is not structured into a larger argument, picture of the phenomenon or coherent whole. In practice, actuality films preceded the emergence of the...
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