The Latham Loop

What is the Latham loop? How did it change cinema?

The latham loop is a modern invention that helped prevent celluloid from tearing/helped make modern cinema as we know it. In the late 19th century filmmakers had a problem and didn't have a solution to fixing film that would last them more than a few seconds without tearing up. Although film was short and spectacle during this period of time, people were over it the initial shock was gone, they wanted more. Edison came through in this period of time modifying all other creators works, such as Eadweard Muybridge, and the Lumiere brothers. Eventually came the Lathams they had invented the Latham loop, it was a way of pulling the sprockets of the film strips gently to prevent it from tearing. This invention enabled films to run longer, beating Edison as their competition. This invention changed cinema from shorts to film features. Now we see film/videos for long duration's thanks to innovations, they helped begin the development of film. 

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