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

Търновските кинопанорами, заснети през 1904 и 1905 г. – всред първите филми, осъществявани някога в България
The Tarnovo Panoramas Shot in 1904 and 1905: Among the First Films Ever Made in Bulgaria

Author(s): Petar Kardzhilov
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: history of early cinema; cinematograph; bioscope; Charles Urban; Charles Rider Noble; John Mackenzie; Veliko Tarnovo

Summary/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…

  • Issue Year: 40/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 157-180
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English, Bulgarian