1. In the year 1895, in Paris, France, the Lumiére brothers began public performances of their films to paying audiences. The Lumiére brothers believed in the “realistic” tradition of their films, deeming them documentaries that provided factual records of everyday life. Louis Lumiére did not hold a need for a studios or prepared materials. Instead, he gave credence to wandering the natural conditions of the streets, to set up his camera around any aspect of perceived reality that he desired. It is because of these techniques, the Lumiére brothers are credited with creating film as an art form. Their contributions have left future generations an intriguing superficial view of what inhabitants and their societies were like at the time. On the
