The Tarnovo Panoramas Shot in 1904 and 1905: Among the First Films Ever Made in Bulgaria

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Pages: 157-180
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/AAKP5155

Abstract:

In 1904, the English cinematographer Charles Rider Noble visited Bulgaria, where he shot 21 short chronicle-documentary films (lasting from 1 to 4 minutes). They were not preserved to present days, but their annotations have survived in the catalogues of the Charles Urban Trading Company (London), the company, which sent Noble in Bulgaria. They also describe the view ‟Railroad Panorama of the Pass of Tirnovo”. In 1905 the city was re-photographed – this time by the Scotsman John Mackenzie. From his footage and those of Noble, the American producer Charles Urban created (with the help of editing) the substantive film ‟Tirnova: The Ancient Capital of Bulgaria”, which successfully travelled the world…

Keywords:

history of early cinema; cinematograph; bioscope; Charles Urban; Charles Rider Noble; John Mackenzie; Veliko Tarnovo

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