Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Director | Editor | Cinematography
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince was an inventor who shot the first moving pictures on paper film using a single lens camera. He has been heralded as the "Father of Cinematography" since 1930. A Frenchman who also worked in the United Kingdom and the United States, Le Prince conducted his ground-breaking work in 1888 in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In October 1888, Le Prince filmed moving picture sequences, Roundhay Garden Scene and Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge, using his single-l...
Place of Birth: Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Date of Birth: Aug 28, 1841
Date of Death: Sep 16, 1890
Filmography
