The first method of film projection using artificial light was developed by the Lumière brothers in 1895. They developed a machine called the cinématograph, which allowed for the projection of moving images onto a screen using a light source powered by an electric arc lamp. The first public screening of a film using this method occurred on December 28, 1895, in the basement of the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was called “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory” (La Sortie de l’Usine Lumière à Lyon), and it marked the beginning of a new era in entertainment.
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