这部优雅、勤奋的纪录片 - 六部分系列中的第一部 - 将我们从古罗马带到一战。 以相机暗箱这一令人困惑的自然现象为出发点，揭示了数学家Henry Fox Talbot的绘画能力如何使他开创了摄影方法，以及这一新发现如何给画家Edgar Degas留下深刻印象。 早期的争吵是看哪种摄影工艺会占上风，这是一场引人入胜的争论。 虽然偶尔枯燥乏味，但它涵盖了很多领域，Denis Lawson的拱形旁白是一些令人难忘的图像的完美伴奏

This elegant, studious documentary - the first of a six-part series - leads us from ancient Rome to the Great War. Taking as its starting point the baffling natural phenomenon of camera obscura, it reveals how mathematician Henry Fox Talbot’s inability to draw led him to pioneer photographic methods, and how the new discovery made a big impression on painter Edgar Degas. The early tussle to see which photographic process would gain the upper hand is a fascinating one. Though occasionally dry and prone to pseudobabble, it covers a lot of territory, and Denis Lawson’s arch narration is the perfect accompaniment to some unforgettable images

Cómo un problema técnico fue resuelto en 1839, pavimentando el camino para las aplicaciones prácticas.