In 1890, one of the first ever short films was made and released in 1894. This was also the first piece of copyrighted film ever in the United States. The film piece was entitled “Fred Ott’s Sneeze,’ and lasted for about five seconds. While it is commonly referred to as film, the process used to create the film actually used a series of still photographs taken at high speed. The entire five seconds of footage includes Fred Ott taking a pinch of snuff, and then sneezing.

While this may seem to be a fairly mundane film subject, it is not what can be seen on the film that makes it amazing. It is the process and what it has led to through the years that makes this film short so awesome. This is also one of the earliest surviving motion pictures in existence. It is the predecessor to all the films you see today. Like the first caveman to draw in the dirt with a stick, it is the artist showing others what can be done. This is what leads to all the films to follow. “Fred Ott’s Sneeze’ is amazing to watch when one considers all that has come from this short five second motion picture.If you like what you see, keep going: Watch the Full Fan-Made TMNT Casey Jones short film

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