The Misadventure (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #44 extract: The Misadventure (1905)

For its time, The Misadventure is an ingenious film. This combines the flourishing chase film with one of the earliest kinds of film: the street scene. This doesn't capture anything like the distant scenes of the Lumières. Instead, the life and vibrancy of Mitchell and Kenyon shorts, two filmmakers who would encourage passerby to interact with the camera before screening what they shot later on for local audiences. 

Just as much a public stunt as this is a genre film, this is fluidly shot with a semi-dexterous use of the camera's pan that wasn't too common around 1905. Recommended to all those interested in film history.
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