In the approximately five-second film, which was shot in January 1894,[2] one of Thomas Edison's assistants, Fred Ott, takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. According to the Library of Congress, the film was "made for publicity purposes, as a series of still photographs to accompany an article in Harper's Weekly."[3]
The film was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, which had begun making films in 1890 under the direction of Dickson, one of the earliest film pioneers. It was filmed within the Black Maria studio at West Orange, New Jersey, which was the first U.S. movie studio. It was filmed between January 2, 1894, and January 7, 1894[3] and was displayed, at the time, through the means of a Kinetoscope.
Current statusEdit
45 paper prints made from individual frames of the film.
As a film published in the United States before 1978 and more than 95 years ago, its copyright expired and the work is in the public domain in the United States. In countries where copyright expires 70 years after the author's death, the copyright of the film expired in 2006. Originally, the film was submitted to the Library of Congress as a "paper print" (a photographic record of each frame of the film) for copyright purposes. A digital copy is now kept by the Library of Congress and can be viewed on their American Memory website.[3] This short film was featured at the 30th Annual Academy Awards, and was included as part of the TV documentary, The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies.[7]
^. American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06.
^Carlisle, Rodney P. (2009). "Handbook to Life in America". Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 148. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ abc"Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze, January 7, 1894". Library of Congress. from the original on 2018-02-23.
^Mike Barnes (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^"Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
^"2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
^"Internet Movie Database Movie Connections". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Ott's Sneeze.
Evina, Frank (October 2004). "Copyright Lore" (PDF). Copyright Notices. U.S. Copyright Office. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
October 21, 2023
fred, sneeze, also, known, edison, kinetoscopic, record, sneeze, 1894, short, black, white, silent, film, shot, william, dickson, featuring, fred, oldest, surviving, motion, picture, with, copyright, full, filmdirected, bywilliam, dicksonproduced, bywilliam, d. Fred Ott s Sneeze also known as Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze is an 1894 short black and white silent film shot by William K L Dickson and featuring Fred Ott It is the oldest surviving motion picture with a copyright 1 Fred Ott s SneezeThe full filmDirected byWilliam K L DicksonProduced byWilliam K L DicksonStarringFred OttDistributed byEdison Manufacturing CompanyRelease dateJanuary 9 1894 1894 01 09 Running timeapproximately 5 secondsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilentIn the approximately five second film which was shot in January 1894 2 one of Thomas Edison s assistants Fred Ott takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes According to the Library of Congress the film was made for publicity purposes as a series of still photographs to accompany an article in Harper s Weekly 3 In 2015 the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry finding it culturally historically or aesthetically significant 4 5 6 Contents 1 Production 2 Current status 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProduction EditThe film was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company which had begun making films in 1890 under the direction of Dickson one of the earliest film pioneers It was filmed within the Black Maria studio at West Orange New Jersey which was the first U S movie studio It was filmed between January 2 1894 and January 7 1894 3 and was displayed at the time through the means of a Kinetoscope Current status Edit nbsp 45 paper prints made from individual frames of the film As a film published in the United States before 1978 and more than 95 years ago its copyright expired and the work is in the public domain in the United States In countries where copyright expires 70 years after the author s death the copyright of the film expired in 2006 Originally the film was submitted to the Library of Congress as a paper print a photographic record of each frame of the film for copyright purposes A digital copy is now kept by the Library of Congress and can be viewed on their American Memory website 3 This short film was featured at the 30th Annual Academy Awards and was included as part of the TV documentary The First 100 Years A Celebration of American Movies 7 See also Edit1894 in film Sneeze The Horse in MotionReferences Edit A Sneeze Caught on Film American Treasures of the Library of Congress Archived from the original on 2017 02 06 Carlisle Rodney P 2009 Handbook to Life in America Facts On File Incorporated p 148 Retrieved November 19 2020 a b c Edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze January 7 1894 Library of Congress Archived from the original on 2018 02 23 Mike Barnes December 16 2015 Ghostbusters Top Gun Shawshank Enter National Film Registry The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 16 2015 Complete National Film Registry Listing Library of Congress Retrieved 2020 09 30 2015 National Film Registry Ghostbusters Gets the Call Library of Congress Retrieved 2020 09 30 Internet Movie Database Movie Connections IMDb Retrieved 2007 03 17 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Ott s Sneeze Library of Congress Video of Fred Ott s Sneeze on YouTube Fred Ott s Sneeze at IMDb Fred Ott s Sneeze at AllMovie Evina Frank October 2004 Copyright Lore PDF Copyright Notices U S Copyright Office Retrieved June 6 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Ott 27s Sneeze amp oldid 1145439988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
