Bocal aux poissons rouges

[…] by shooting the fish in a globular bowl, the Lumières effectively use a fisheye lens, which offers distortions. The history of cinema has witnessed a struggle between the objective and subjective camera and the optically distorting lenses like the fisheye lens has been a powerful tool for the subjective camera. Here it is at the start.

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Railway Station

Railway Station

1980

Seven More Stations

1948

Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North

1922

Time Stood Still

Time Stood Still

1956

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

1896

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

1927

One Got Fat

One Got Fat

1963

Opening of the Kiel Canal

Opening of the Kiel Canal

1895

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

Lumiere's First Picture Shows

2013

Besuch des Zaren auf der russischen Botschaft

1896

The Celebration of Saint George

1905

The Defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen

The Defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen

1908

Mode Reville

Mode Reville

1929

Mystery of the Nile

Mystery of the Nile

2005

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

2004

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

2003

One Second in Montreal

One Second in Montreal

1969

Weaving Women

1905

The Station

1952