Museum restores first color motion picture film

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A piece of history has been rescued from oblivion with the National Media Museum in Bradford, United Kingdom, revealing a restoration of the first known color motion picture. Shot as a test reel by British inventor Edward Raymond Turner (1873 - 1903) in 1901/2, it was long thought to have been a practical failure until restored by the museum, which is showing the film to the public for the first time 110 years after its making... Continue Reading Museum restores first color motion picture film

Section: Inventors and Remarkable People

Tags: Cinematography, Filmmaking, History, Museum

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