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Choose your favourite films from 1898 (according to IMDB).

Each person can vote for up to 20 films. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number.

Twenty-film ballots can be formatted as follows:
- Five tiers of four films each, 4/4/4/4/4; scored 5-4-3-2-1 pts/film/tier
- Four tiers of five films each, 5/5/5/5; scored 4.5-3.5-2.5-1.5 pts/film/tier
- Two tiers of ten films each, 10/10; scored 4-2 pts/film/tier
- No tiers, unranked; scored 3 pts/film
- A 20-film three-tier ballot is not possible

A tiered ballot can include less than 20 films, but in that case the total number of films must still be able to be factored by the number of tiers, so:
- A five tier ballot can include only 20, 15, 10, or 5 films
- A four tier ballot can include only 20, 16, 12, 8, or 4 films
- A three tier ballot (scored 5-3-1) can include only 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, or 3 films
- A two tier ballot can include only 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, or 2 films
- Ballots that are 19, 17, 13, 11, 7 or 1 films must be no tiers

Users are urged to post their provisional lists as soon as possible, so that others can use them for recommendations. You may revise your lists at any point prior to the deadline.

Deadline for 1898 ballots will be Friday, September 30th at around midnight EDT.

seems like a good year:

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (William Dickson)
The Astronomer's Dream (Georges Melies)

Panoramic View of Conway on the L & NW Railway (William Dickson)
Passage d'un Tunnel en Chemin de Fer (Louis Lumiere)

Irish Mail -- L & NW Railway -- Taking up Water at Full Speed (William Dickson)
Un Homme de Tetes (Georges Melies)

Santa Claus (George Albert Smith)
Le Magicien (Georges Melies)

Fregoli Trasformista (Leopoldo Fregoli)
Scene d'Escamotage (Alice Guy)

1898 = the dawn of the local filmmaking

An Assignation in the Mill (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
The Exhibition Sausage Seller and the Bill-poster (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, (takes A & B) 1&1m)
Laughter and Tears (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)

local narrative cinema starts with a serial kiss...
https://youtu.be/in3KxidxNwU

B or not B (A)? that's the question!
https://youtu.be/_MqNXBbkd-w
https://youtu.be/kBt1eYGeC5c

reviewed by an acclaimed critic Reinhard Heydrich — 'Czechs are laughing beasts.'
https://youtu.be/aMBtJyFVduk

and 1898 is also the dawn of the local documentary filmmaking...

The miracle of motion pictures appeared in the Czech lands soon after its first major successful presentation by the Lumiére brothers in Paris. The first screenings took place in 1896 in Karlovy Vary and in Prague.

The first film in the country was made in 1897. It’s a record of a theatre performance of Passion plays in the town of Hořice, performed by local actors, called Hořický pašijový film. It was filmed by an American enterpreuner W. B. Hurd and his collaborator.

The first Czech film director and cinematographer was Jan Kříženecký, who since 1898 filmed short documentaries called “Newsreels”. Still in 1898 (↑↑↑ viz above), he made ​​three short films that are the first Czech feature films ever made.

1898
— Foundation Ceremony of the František Palacký Monument • Poklepy na základní kámen pro pomník Františka Palackého ↓
— The Žofín Lido • Výjev z lázní žofínských ↓
— Cyclists • Cyklisté ↓
— Vaulting of the Prague Sokol Equestrian Section • Voltýžování jízdního odboru Sokola pražského ↓
— Exercises with Indian Clubs by the Sokol of Malá Strana • Cvičení s kuželi Sokola malostranského ↓
— Midsummer Pilgrimage in a Czechoslavic Village • Svatojanská pouť v českoslovanské vesnici ↓
— March Past During Corpus Christi Feast in Hradčany • Defilování vojska o Božím těle na Královských Hradčanech ↓
— Old Town Fire Brigade • Alarm staroměstských hasičů ↓
— Noon Cannon Firing on the Marian Walls • Polední výstřel z děla na baště sv. Tomáše / Polední výstřel na Mariánských hradbách ↓
— The Haná Flag • Hanácké banderium
— Přenesení kolébky Františka Palackého z Hodslavic na výstaviště
— Průvod královniček
— Rychlovlak v Podbabí
— Výjezd parní stříkačky k ohni
— Útok pražského dělostřelectva

https://youtu.be/Y1VON-lnCaY

https://youtu.be/2Sw53OODPkk

https://youtu.be/G6X0ajFgmxA

https://youtu.be/MIzXpTxOQJ4

https://youtu.be/mJqeHuxc15E

https://youtu.be/VN9tK7JL8Jc

https://youtu.be/F0p_K_lBVCo

https://youtu.be/jMfWumROSDY

https://youtu.be/PLAPOBRv0D4

Panorama du funiculaire de Bellevue II
The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall (E.P. Prestwich)
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion (Robert W. Paul)
Something Good - Negro Kiss (Alternate Version) (William Nicholas Selig)
The Temptation of St. Anthony (Georges Méliès)
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway (William K.L. Dickson)
Duel to the Death (From the Melodrama ‘Women and Wine’)
Panorama du funiculaire du Mont-Dore

final ballot

town moor fair scenes
midsummer pilgrimage in a czechoslavic village - jan kříženecký
funeral procession of the misericordia - william k l dickson
le squelette joyeux - louis lumière
ship at sea
ouvriers réparant un trottoir en bitume
charge of the carabineers, aldershot
neapolitan dance at the ancient forum of pompeii
children playing on the beach at rhyl
vaulting of the prague sokol equestrian section - jan kříženecký
the last round ended in a free fight
the bridge of sighs, venice - william k l dickson
dutch fishing boats - william k l dickson
les chats boxeurs - auguste lumière, louis lumière
the woodcutter, a music lover
the temptation of st anthony - georges méliès
ramassage du linge - alexandre promio
the cavalier's dream - edwin s porter
royal photographic convention - glasgow - e p prestwich

Santa Claus
The Astronomer's Dream
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
The Four Troublesome Heads
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
A Switchback Railway
The Temptation of St Anthony

can the deadline be prolonged to Monday?
on Monday i would watch as much as i could and post my ballot...

https://kinometer.com/?sort=date-latest&list=473

The Temptation of St. Anthony (Georges Méliès, 1898, 1m)
Panoramic View Of Conway On The L.& N.w. Railway (William K.L. Dickson, 1898, 2m)
À bord du 'Formidable': Ramassage du linge (Alexandre Promio, 1898, 1m)
The Astronomer's Dream (Georges Méliès, 1898, 3m)
The Woodcutter, a Music Lover (Unknown, 1898, 1m)
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (William K.L. Dickson, 1898, 1m)
The Merry Skeleton (Louis Lumière, 1898, 1m)
Laughter and Tears (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
An Assignation in the Mill (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
The Last Round Ended in a Free Fight (Unknown, 1898, 1m)

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine' (Georges Méliès, 1898, 1m)
Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (William K.L. Dickson, 1898, 1m)
Foundation Ceremony of the František Palacký Monument (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
Noon Cannon Firing on the Marian Walls (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
The Oil Gush in Balakhany (Alexandre Michon, 1898, 1m)
The Exhibition Sausage Seller and the Bill-poster (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
The Žofín Lido (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
Exercises with Indian Clubs by the Sokol of Malá Strana (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
Vaulting of the Prague Sokol Equestrian Section (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)
Midsummer Pilgrimage in a Czechoslavic Village (Jan Kříženecký, 1898, 1m)

D'oh! Totally forgot about this poll, sorry about that. Will tally tonight after work.

RESULTS

Ballots: 5 Films voted for: 47

Wish I'd remembered to participate in this one, my apologies about that. Oh well, some interesting results, thanks to those who voted! A good year to be Georges Méliès or W.K.L. Dickson.

1. Tentation de Saint Antoine (Georges Méliès) / 13

2. La Lune à un mètre (Georges Méliès) / 12

3. Panoramic View of the Conway on the L&NW Railway (W.K.L. Dickson) / 11

4. À bord du 'Formidable': Ramassage du linge (Alexandre Promio) / 7

— The Last Round Ended in a Free Fight (unknown) / 7

— Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (W.K.L. Dickson) / 7

— Le scieur de bois mélomane (Société Lumière) 7

— Le Squelette Joyeux (Georges Méliès) / 7

9. Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (W.K.L. Dickson) / 5

— Launch of the 'Oceanic'(W.K.L. Dickson) / 5

— Midsummer Pilgrimage in a Czechoslavic Village (Jan Kříženecký) / 5

— Santa Claus (George Albert Smith) / 5

— Vaulting of the Prague Sokol Equestrian Section (Jan Kříženecký) / 5

— Visite sous-marine du Maine (Georges Méliès) 5


15. An Assignation in the Mill 4
— Laughter and Tears 4
— Passage d'un Tunnel en Chemin de Fer 4

18. A Switchback Railway 3
— Charge of the Carabineers 3
— Children Playing on the Beach at Rhyl 3
— Duel to the Death 3
— Dutch Fishing Boats 3
— Irish Mail, L&NW Railway, Taking Up Water 3
— Les Chats Boxeurs 3
— Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat 3
— Ouvriers Reparant un Trottoir en Bitune 3
— Panorama du funiculaire de Bellevue II 3
— Panorama du funiculaire du Mont-Dore 3
— Royal Photographic Convention, Glasgow 3
— Ship at Sea 3
— Something Good - Negro Kiss (Alternate Version) 3
— The Bridge of Sighs, Venice 3
— The Cavalier's Dream 3
— The Four Troublesome Heads 3
— The Launch of the HMS Albion 3
— The Launch of the HMS Albion at Blackwall 3
— Town Moor Fair Scenes 3
— Un Homme de Tetes 3
— Exercises with Indian Clubs by the Sokol of Mala Strana 2

40. Foundation Ceremony of the Frantisek Palacky 2
— Le Magicien 2
— Noon Cannon Firing on the Marian Walls 2
— The Exhibition Sausage Seller and the Bill-Poster 2
— The Oil Gush in Balakhany 2
— The Zofin Lido 2

46. Fregoli Trasformista 1
— Scene d'Escamotage 1