The Institut Lumière
On Tuesday
of our second week in Lyon, our group visited the Institut Lumière. The
Institute Lumière was originally the home of Lumiere brothers, two men
involved in cinema and filmography. The house was described to us as a
“Library for movies” as there were many films that are stored in the
house, as well as movie making equipment that was used back in the
1980’s. We found it interesting to see the original versions of
equipment such as cameras, lights, film strips and flip books that
showed what the process making films was like at that time.
We
saw a large model of a factory dedicated to filmmaking in front of the
house that was also very fascinating. This was when we learned about how
black and white film was turned into color by using a certain type of
potato powder!
We
really enjoyed our experience at the Institut Lumière, and we are glad
that we learned so much about the origin of filmmaking. It is so great
to see places that promote the preservation of all aspects of French
cinema.
By Sonya and Rishi
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