The Lumière Brothers, Louis Jean (October 5, 1864–June 6, 1948) and Auguste Marie Louis Nicholas (October 19, 1862–April 10, 1954), were the creators of the cinematographic projector. They were both born in Twin valley Besançon, France but brought up in Lyon. Their father ran a photographic firm and both brothers worked for him, Louis as a physicist and Auguste as a manager. Louis had made some improvements to the still photograph process, the most noticeable being the dry plate process which was a major step toward film. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within France Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ...

It was not until their father retired in 1892 that the brothers set to work to create moving pictures. They patented a number of significant processes - most notably the creation of sprocket holes in the film strip as a means of getting the film through the camera and projector. 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

They produced a single device that acted as both camera and projector, the cinématographe which they patented on 13 February 1894. The first footage ever to be shot on the device was shot on 19 March 1895; the film was La sortie des usines Lumière. The cinematograph or Lumiére Cinématographe was an early type film projector, an all-in-one camera, projector and developer, circa 1895. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The first paying show was on 28 December in Paris at the Grand Café in the Boulevard des Capucines. They went on tour with the cinématographe in 1896 visiting both London and New York. The moving images had an immediate and significant influence on popular culture with L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de la Ciotat (Arrival of a Train at a Station) and also with actuality films often cited as the first documentaries -- although this is a matter of some debate -- such as Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, Le Déjeuner de Bébé (Baby's Lunch) and the first steps towards comedy with the slapstick of L'Arroseur Arrosé (The Sprinkler Sprinkled). December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... LArrivée dun train en la Gare de la Ciotat, (The Arrival of a Train at la Ciotat Station) is a historicly significant short film produced and distributed by The Lumière Brothers. ... The actuality film is a non-fiction film genre that like the documentary film uses footage of real events, places, and things, yet unlike the documentary is not structured into a larger argument, picture of the phenomenon or coherent whole. ... Workers Leaving The Lumiere Factory (1895) is a significant short film produced and distributed by the Lumière Brothers. ...

However the brothers stated that "the cinema is an invention without any future" and declined to sell their invention to Georges Méliès and so their role in the history of film was exceedingly brief. In lay terms, an invention is a novel device, material, or technique. ... Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ...

They turned their attentions to colour photography and in 1903 they patented a colour photography process, the "Autochrome Lumière", launched on the market in 1907. 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... An autochrome Lumière of a WWI Nieuport biplane fighter c. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Lumière company was a major producer of photographic products in Europe. The brand name Lumière disappeared from the marketplace following merger with Ilford. Ilford is a town in North-East London, UK in the London Borough of Redbridge. ...

The Lumières also proposed the loudspeaker and Tulle-gras® (to heal burns).