Cinematography: Louis Le Prince
Location: Leeds Bridge, Leeds, UK
Date of Filming: Late October 1888
Filming Speed: 7fps
One of the first films ever made and definitely one of the oldest fragments of film to survive.
This was shot around the same time as the Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) by the Louis Le Prince using a single lens camera made by him.
The bridge in question is a cast iron bridge built in 1870. It is still in existence today.
The scene is not only important in the history of film but it also captures a time when the main form of transport on the roads was horse and cart. You can also see the type of dress the common man would be wearing on the street as they continue with their daily lives; and the buildings in the background, some of which may still be there today.
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