The First Candid

The article discusses the concept of the first candid camera, invented by a man named Louis Le Prince, in 1888. Le Prince's invention captured the first short film, 'Roundhay Garden Scene', which showed his son Adolphe, his mother, and two servants walking around a garden. The camera was a single-lens device that captured 2.11 seconds of footage at 10 frames per second. The article highlights the significance of this invention as a precursor to modern film technology and the development of cinema.