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Thomas Edison: Inside the Black Maria Studio, West Orange, New Jersey, New York 1894 Note the large mirror-reflectors, cut-out props, the early dolly, the ‘transparency’ of Melies’ studio
construction. Edison’s Black Maria studio could be bodily rotated to orientate the angle of light inci- dence throughout the day - to ensure s steady light-source for continuity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison%27s_Black_Maria
Edison: the Black Maria Studio rotated on rails to optimise and modulate sunlight
