Editing Blacksmith Scene (section)

==Production==
The film was produced by the [[Edison Studios|Edison Manufacturing Company]], which had begun making films in [[1890 in film|1890]] under the direction of William K.L. Dickson. It was filmed entirely within the [[Edison's Black Maria|Black Maria]] studio at [[West Orange, New Jersey]], in the United States, which is widely referred to as "America's First Movie Studio". It is believed to have been filmed in April 1893 and was shown publicly, in a [[Kinetoscope]] viewer, at the [[Brooklyn Museum|Brooklyn Institute]] on May 9, 1893.<ref name="silent">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BlacksmithScene1893.html | title=PFSL : Blacksmith Scene | work=Silent Era |accessdate=2007-03-14 }}</ref>

According to the [[Internet Movie Database]], the film was made in a 35&nbsp;mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The movie was intended to be displayed on a [[Kinetoscope]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000005/technical |title=Internet Movie Database Technical Specifications |website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=2007-03-14 }}</ref> Dickson selected a lens that worked best for [[medium shot]]s and medium close-up shots and probably stationed his camera approximately ten to twelve feet from the anvil.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=America's film legacy : the authoritative guide to the landmark movies in the National Film Registry|last=Eagan, Daniel.|date=2010|publisher=Continuum|others=National Film Preservation Board (U.S.)|isbn=9781441116475|location=New York|pages=2|oclc=676697377}}</ref>

The men featured are not true blacksmiths, nor are they in a blacksmith shop working on metal: they are performers on a set pretending to be blacksmiths and to have a drink in between. While the background is simply left black, the crew went through some trouble to bring in a real anvil, real sledgehammers and leather aprons.<ref name=":0" />