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The first surviving film lasts just two seconds

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Captured dynamically on fragile paper film in 1888, the legendary Roundhay Garden Scene features completely blurry figures gleefully dancing in a rapid, jerky circle. Clocking in at a highly absurd 2.11 seconds, this profoundly brief, silent footage is universally celebrated by massive historical archives as the true dawn of all modern visual media entertainment.

The first surviving film lasts just two seconds
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