Fake or real? The LUMIÈRE BROTHERS’ Snowball Fight (1896)
The Snowball Fight shot by the Lumière Brothers in 1896 is a fascinating little video that recently got restored and went viral. Whenever I see it I want to watch it over and over again. But why is it so special? And is it even real?
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Who shot the snowball fight?
02:01 Where was the fight shot?
02:40 Was the fight spontaneous?
03:48 Fake vs. real
05:36 Conclusion
SOURCES
- Upscaled video by Dmitriy Badin:
- La Bataille de Boules de Neiges, Lumière Brothers, 1897
- L’Arroseur Arrosé, Lumière Brothers, 1895
- L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat, Lumière Brothers 1896
- Deepfake video footage: Aayush Bansal, researcher at Carnegie Melon University
- Aerial photo of the Institut Lumière:
- ‘Watch This Snowball Fight From 1897 for a Jolt of Pure Joy’, Sam Anderson, New York Times, Nov 5 2020,
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