The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film , including a list of films released and notable births. The Spanish–American War was a popular subject. Several films made by Col. William N. Selig dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in Springfield, Illinois , including Soldiers at Play , Wash Day in Camp and First Regiment Marching .[ 1]
Overview of the events of 1898 in film
May 19 – Vitagraph is founded in New York.[citation needed August 27 – Alfred John West gives a Royal Command Performance to Queen Victoria of film from the cruise of HMS Crescent at Osborne House. Birt Acres invents the first amateur format, Birtac, by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm.Films released in 1898 [ edit ] The Accursed Cavern , directed by George Melies [ 2] The Astronomer's Dream Georges Méliès ; re-released in 1899 as A Trip to the Moon [ 3] The Ball Game The Cavalier's Dream The Cave of the Demons , directed by George MeliesCome Along, Do! Robert W. Paul . First multi-scene film in cinema [In this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema]Corbett and Sharkey Fight The Corsican Brothers , produced by G.A.S. Films (British)[ 4] The Damnation of Faust , directed by George MeliesDewar's It's Scotch , the first advertising movie, produced by the Edison Studios Don Juan Tenorio Eiffel Tower , directed by Louis Lumière . First (sort of) crane shot in cinema [It was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower]Ella Lola, a la Trilby , produced by the Edison Co.[ 5] Faust and Mephistopheles , directed by George Albert SmithThe Four Troublesome Heads Georges Méliès The Humpty Dumpty Circus J. Stuart Blackton Jizo the Spook , Japanese (aka Bake Jizo )The Magician Georges Méliès The Mesmerist , directed by George Albert Smith. [ 6] The Miller and the Sweep George Albert Smith The Nearsighted School Teacher A Novice at X-Rays , directed by George MeliesPack Train On Chilkoot Pass , film shows landscape in Chilkoot Pass , Alaska or British ColumbiaPanorama de Manila (Manila landscape), one of the earliest Philippine films shot and produced by a Spanish soldier, Antonio Ramos showing some Manila sceneries.Photographing a Ghost George Albert Smith Santa Claus George Albert Smith . May include the first example of parallel action in a motion pictureShinen no sosei (aka Resurrection of a Ghost ), JapaneseSmích a pláč (Laugh and Tears), directed by Josef Šváb-Malostranský , the first Czech filmSurrender of General Toral A Switchback Railway 
