Photographing a Female Crook (1904)

Release Date: 1904-02-02
Runtime: 0h 1min
Production Company: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Production Country: United States of America

A criminal woman is brought in by the police to be photographed (a mug-shot, presumably), capturing her making faces or grimacing. This simple, short film has been often cited as an early instance of a "tracking-in" or dolly-in in cinema, where the camera moves closer to the subject instead of remaining fixed.