In the late 1880s, when the phonograph was invented - a device that allowed recording sound on a special flashlight, its creator Thomas Edison conceived to do something similar, but only with video.
To the development of the device, he connected his self-taught engineer William Dixon, who, through various experiments, tried to get what today could be called a movie. And even if the first experiments on the creation of cinema were not successful, without them no one would have come to success - neither Dixon nor his boss Edison.
The failure of this experiment was that due to the lack of a jump mechanism in the invention, the image lost a lot of quality: the edges of the film were blurred, and the composition on the screen was illuminated. In the debut video of “Pranks” a certain person stood motionless half-turned to us and only waved his hands. In general, his movements were distinguishable, but the subject resembled a large white spot rather than a man in clothes. In the second video, called "Pranks-2", he already made inclinations and turns of the body. And compared to the first video, there has already been some progress (at least the outlines of the human figure were already clearly visible).
From a formal point of view, “Pranks-2” is an unsuccessful experiment of fixing video images on film. With the actual - one of the first (if not the very first) in the world of sequels. As a product of culture, there is no value. However, in the history of cinema, this experience has a certain significance. So judge for yourself that this is in front of us.
5 out of 10