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Phantom rides or panoramas were an early genre of film popular in Britain and the US at the end of the 19th century. Pre-dating true narrative, the films simply show the progress of a vehicle moving forwards, usually shot by strapping a cameraman to the front. The term phantom ride was applied because the position of the camera meant that only the track…
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| the Warwick Trading Company.The phantom ride genre contributed to the emergence of longer film as distributors grouped their films together to form single journeys | instance of | as did rival companies | 0.80 | text |
| such as the Warwick Trading Company's View from an Engine Front | instance of | as did rival companies | 0.80 | text |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Most | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | This | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | American Mutoscope's The Haverstraw | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Tunnel | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | West Shore Railroad | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | New York | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Lumière | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Leaving Jerusalem | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Railway | 0.60 | section |
| Phantom ride | related to history | Jerusalem | 0.60 | section |
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