Roundhay Garden Scene - Oldest Surviving Film (Louis Le Prince 1888)

“Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 short silent film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince. It is the oldest surviving film in existence, noted by the Guinness Book of Records. It was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for seconds. According to Le Prince’s son, Adolphe, the film was made at Oakwood Grange, the home of Joseph and Sarah Whitley, in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, on October 14, 1888. It features Adolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley, Joseph Whitley and Harriet Hartley in the garden, walking around. Note that Sarah is walking backwards as she turns around, and that Joseph’s coat tails are flying as he also is turning. Sarah Whitley was Le Prince’s mother-in-law, being the mother of his wife, Elizabeth. Sarah Whitley died ten days after the scene was taken.“ Source: