Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu (1905)

Overview : Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.

Release Date : January 1, 1905

Runtime : 2m

Genre : Music, Documentary  

Companies : Société L. Gaumont et compagnie

Countries : France

Keywords : music video, woman director, dranem, jiu-jitsu, chronophone, phonoscene, short film