The Shadow Traps
In October 1888, the French inventor Louis Le Prince shot what many people now believe to be the world’s first films. On the 16th September 1890, and just before he was due to sail to New York to demonstrate his films in public for the first time, Le Prince boarded the Dijon to Paris train and was never seen again.The Shadow Traps podcasts will tell the story of Le Prince, his life, his films and his mysterious disappearance. It is a mystery story, an exploration of invention and obsession and a love letter to film. To find out more and support this podcast, go to www.patreon.com/theshadowtraps
The Shadow Traps
Episode 26. The Man in Black and the Silly from Posillipo
December 26, 2019
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Irfan Shah
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Season 1
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Episode 26
What do blue aliens from the moon Pandora and a painting by Marcel Duchamp have in common? We look at the work of Etienne-Jules Marey, another inventor who was capturing motion while Le Prince was experimenting in New York.