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Louis Le Prince

French artist and cinematographer, pioneer of cinema

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  • Born
    1841
  • Known for
    Roundhay Garden Scene
    1888
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Updated 2026-09-05

Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, and director of Roundhay Garden Scene. He was possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence using a single lens camera and a strip of (paper) film. He has been credited as the "Father of Cinematography" but, due to his disappearance in 1890, his work did not influence the commercial development of cinema.

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Completeness75.0
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