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As Seen Through a Telescope

1900 · 1 min · GB

Directed by George Albert Smith

An old man raises a telescope at a young woman with a bicycle, and the film cuts to what he sees: her ankle, in a round mask, while her companion ties her shoe. Back in the wide shot the companion knocks him off his stool. George Albert Smith, Brighton, 1900, one minute, and the insert shot arrives in cinema as a dirty joke.

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1900 · Source: Internet Archive

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Internet Archive

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George Albert Smith · Director

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BFI Screenonline: As Seen Through A Telescope (1900) — BFI Screenonline

Critical analysis of George Albert Smith's innovative use of point-of-view cinematography and film grammar.

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