Who was the earliest film in the world?

The earliest film in the world is a film called "Workers Returning from Work", which was screened at the "National Industrial Promotion Association" in Paris, France on March 22, 1895. The film was shot by Frenchman Louis Lumière. On December 28 of the same year, in addition to showing the film "Workers Returning from Work", Louis Lumiere also used a "move camera" designed by himself and made for him by others to screen "Baby Soup", " Short videos such as "The Train Arrives at the Station". These films capture the most familiar scenes of life: city streets, bathing beaches, marching soldiers, train stations and parks, etc.

The 70-meter-long film "Workers Returning from Work" reflects the various scenes of workers leaving the factory gate. Therefore, it is very simple in terms of subject matter treatment. At that time, the equipment for developing the film was very simple. Louis Lumière developed the film himself in an ordinary bucket at his home.

Louis Lumière's "Workers Returning from Work" and several other early films, despite their simple content, attracted thousands of viewers like a magnet. The audience also made a lot of fools of themselves when watching these videos. For example, when a female audience member saw a carriage being pulled by horses on the screen and running towards it, she was so frightened that she suddenly left her seat. She did not return to her seat until the carriage disappeared from the screen and sat down again. When some viewers saw the pouring rain on the screen, they quickly held up their umbrellas. This may seem ridiculous today, but at the time, it was understandable that this would happen when people were watching the movie for the first time.

The earliest movies were silent, so people called them "the great mute". The earliest movies were in black and white, so people called it a "color-blind world."

Louis Lumière's "The Workers Return from Work" and several other films, in just two years after their premiere in 1895, had audiences on five continents and caused a sensation throughout the world.

Because Louis Lumière was the first to use a "kinetoscope" to screen movies, the film industry around the world regarded December 28, 1895 as the official start of the film era. Louis Lumière also became a founding pioneer of cinema.