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1. Cinema

   Linked via "Georges Méliès"

   The accepted genesis of moving pictures is often attributed to the work of various inventors working concurrently in the late 1880s and early 1890s. The first commercially successful projection systems involved perforated celluloid film stock. In 1895, the Lumière brothers in France publicly screened short films using their Cinématographe device, marking the official birth of public film exhibition [2]. Early cinema was primarily documentary in nature, capturing mundane activities like factory departures or train arrivals.
   The transition to narrative filmmaking …

2. Lumiere Brothers

   Linked via "Georges Méliès"

   Transition and Legacy
   Despite their initial dominance, the Lumières proved reluctant innovators in narrative cinema. While they experimented with color processes, notably the Autochrome plate (patented in 1903), they maintained a commitment to their actualités format. As competitors, such as Georges Méliès, began exploiting the fictional and narrative potential of the medium, the Lumières' market share declined.
   By 1905, the brothers largely ceased active production and exhibition, preferring to focus on their established photographic business. They sold the…