Pleograph

Pleograph was an early type of movie camera made in 1894 by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński. It was created before the cameras made by the famous Lumière brothers.

Like the Lumière brothers' cinematograph, Prószyński's pleograph could also be used as a projector. It used a special strip of celluloid film with holes between the pictures. With this pleograph, Prószyński made some of the first short films showing everyday life in Warsaw, such as people skating in the park.

Later, Prószyński invented the first handheld camera called the Aeroscope, which used compressed air to work.

Studio named after it

The first Polish film studio in Warsaw opened in 1901. It was named after this early camera, using its Polish name.