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Peter Elfelt


Born 1 January 1866
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 18 February 1931
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation Photographer
Film director
Years active 1893–1907

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Biography

Peter Elfelt was born Peter Lars Petersen in Denmark on January 1, 1866. (He changed his name to Elfelt when he began making films. )[1] He apprenticed in photography in Hillerød in 1893 with the photographer Carl Rathsack. He also studied with the camera builder Jens Poul Andersen. In 1893, Elfelt opened his own atelier in Copenhagen with his two brothers as his assistants. As his photographic skills became appreciated, his business flourished and by 1901 Elfelt was named "Kongelige Hoffotgraf" (Royal Court Photographer). [2]

During a trip to Paris in 1896, Elfelt obtained a set of detailed Cinematographe plans from the french inventor Jules Carpentier He had a film camera constructed by Jens Poul Andersen. Jules Carpentier (1851-1921 was a French engineer and inventor In the beginning of 1897, he shot the first Danish film — a one minute sequence called Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde (Traveling with Greenlandic Dogs). Kørsel med Grønlandske hunde, (English Traveling with Greenlandic Dogs) is a Danish silent film made in 1897 by the Kørsel med Grønlandske hunde, (English Traveling with Greenlandic Dogs) is a Danish silent film made in 1897 by the During the following 15 years, he made short nature films and news reels about the Danish royal family. Elfelt shot almost 200 short films in all.

In 1903 Elfelt made his only dramatic feature. The short film, titled Henrettelsen (Capital Execution), was the the first feature film made in Denmark. Capital Execution (Danish Title Henrettelsen) is a 1903 Silent film drama directed by Danish photographer Peter Based upon the actual execution of a french woman who murdered her 10 children, it starred the singer Francesca Nathansen and was filmed in the arcade of the Christiansborg Castle. Elfelt also shot the first advertising film. There is a 1904 example which advertises Bock beer for the Svenborg Brewery. Elfelt opened the "Købehavn Kinoptikon" movie theater in 1901. Although Elfelt was Denmark's first pioneer of filmmaking, he considered film as secondary to his work as a photographer. [3] Elfelt died on February 18, 1931.

Fimography

References

  1. ^ Fru Anna Larssen I Sit Paaklædningsværelse, København Avis, January 1901, retrieved 2008-05-27 from Stumfilm Website
  2. ^ Peter Elfelt. Danish Film Institute.
  3. ^ Peter Elfelt. Who's Who of Victorian Cinema.

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