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Biography of The Lumière BrothersName: The Lumière BrothersBirth Date: N/A Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: N/A Nationality: French Gender: Male Occupations: inventors The Lumière Brothers The French inventing team of brothers Auguste Lumière (1862-1954) and Louis Lumière (1864-1948) was responsible for a number of practical improvements in photography and motion pictures. Their work on color photography resulted in the Autochrome process, which remained the preferred method of creating color prints until the 1930s. They also applied their technological talents to the new idea of motion picture photography, creating the first projection system that allowed a film to be seen by more than one person at a time.Auguste and Louis Lumière were pioneers in the improvement of photographic materials and processes in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Using their scientific abilities and business talents, they were responsible for developing existing ideas in still photography and motion pictures to produce higher quality products that were practical enough to be of commercial value. Their initial business success was manufacturing a "dry" photographic …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…their work together in creating improvements in both photography and motion pictures, the Lumière brothers are recognized as symbols of an age of technological creativity and growth. They are also remembered for their lifelong aims of bringing such technology to a wider marketplace, a value seen most clearly in their contributions to the motion picture industry, which has become a popular form of entertainment in countries around the world. Further Reading Lumière, Louis, "The Lumière Cinematography," in A Technological History of Motion Pictures and Television, compiled by Raymond Fielding, University of California Press, 1967.Macgowan, Kenneth, Behind the Screen: The History and Techniques of the Motion Picture, Delacorte Press, 1965.Sadoul, Georges, "Louis Lumière: The Last Interview," in Rediscovering French Film, edited by Mary Lea Bandy, Museum of Modern Art (New York), 1982.Walter, Claude, "The Story of Lumière," Ciba Journal, spring, 1964, pp. 28-35. |