Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance is an 1894 American 16-second black-and-white silent film shot in Thomas Edison's Black Maria studio. The film was made at the same time as Edison's Sioux Ghost Dance. It is one of the earliest films made featuring Native Americans. In this film, produced by William K. L. Dickson with William Heise as cinematographer, three Sioux warriors named Hair Coat, Parts His Hair and Last Horse dance in a circle and two other Native Americans sit behind them and accompany them with drums. According to the Edison catalog, the actors were "genuine Sioux Indians, in full war paint and war costumes." They were also apparently veterans of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Production
According to the Internet Movie Database the film was made in 35 mm with an aspect ratio of 1.33 : 1. The movie was intended to be displayed with a Kinetoscope.
Buffalo Dance è a pellicola del
1894, film americano in bianco e nero di 16 secondi girato presso lo studio Black Maria di Thomas Edison. Il film è stato realizzato contemporaneamente a Sioux Ghost Dance di Edison. È uno dei primi film realizzati dai nativi americani. In
questo film, prodotto da William K. Dickson, con William Heise come
direttore della fotografia, tre guerrieri sioux chiamati Hair Coat,Parts His Haire Last Horse in cerchio e altri due nativi
americani seduti dietro di loro che li accompagnano con i tamburi. Secondo il catalogo Edison, gli attori erano "genuini indiani Sioux, in pieno, con i loro veri costumi di guerra". Erano anche apparentemente veterani del Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
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Buffalo Dance (1894). According to Edison film historian Charles Musser, this film and others shot on the same ..
| Produced by | William K. L. Dickson |
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| Cinematography | William Heise |
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16 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
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