Alice Guy-Blaché was the first woman filmmaker, a visionary, and a true pioneer of the early days of cinema.
From directing one of the earliest narrative films back in 1896 to experimenting with visual effects, color, and sound, Alice Guy-Blaché’s story is just as incredible as her achievements.
Check out the video below to get the full picture, and let’s dive right into it.
When the pictures started moving
In a lot of ways, Alice Guy-Blaché was at the right place at the right time.
In 1895 she had just started working as a secretary for the French inventor and engineer Léon Gaumont. It was an exciting time of innovation, and motion pictures, although very basic, were showing signs of being the next big thing.
Knowing that manufacturers from all over the world, including Gaumont, were competing with each other to create the best version of a motion picture camera, and perhaps even more importantly, a reliable way for the images to be projected on a big screen.
Author: Toni V. Genov
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
