Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat
Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat

Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat

Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau

Release date : 1896-10-25

Production country :

France

Production company :

Lumière

Status : Released

Durasi : 1 Min.

Popularity : 0.4383

5.9

Total Vote : 42

Filmed in 1896 by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company, this short actuality presents one of the earliest traveling shots in cinema. With the camera mounted on a gondola, the film glides along Venice’s Grand Canal, capturing passing gondolas, bustling waterfront activity, and the city’s iconic architecture from a moving perspective. This simple yet groundbreaking technique introduced audiences to a new way of experiencing motion on screen.