In the history of Chinese movies, there is a popular tragic motion picture titled A Spring River Flows East.
Directed by Cai Chusheng, the film condenses the complex social realities of nearly a decade –-- covering the years before and after the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression –-- into the battles of a single family, weaving a dramatic and touching story.
Yet few know that this classic was also the very first Chinese function movie shot with a locally established camera.Displayed at the China National Film Museum in Beijing, this 35mm electrical sound electronic camera called Venus is the first China-made medium-sized film cam./ CGTNDisplayed at the China National Film Museum in Beijing, this 35mm electric sound electronic camera named Venus is the first China-made medium-sized film electronic camera./ CGTNThe years from 1946 to 1947 were important turning points in the development of Chinese video cameras.
Because year, Shanghai Venus Film Equipment Factory successfully trial-produced the Venus –-- the very first 35mm electrical sound cam in China –-- based on the prototype of an American camera.Details of the 35mm electrical sound cam Venus, the first China-made medium-sized film video camera./ CGTNDetails of the 35mm electric sound video camera Venus, the first China-made medium-sized movie cam./ CGTNDetails of the 35mm electric sound video camera Venus, the very first China-made medium-sized film video camera./ CGTNThe birth of Venus broke a long-term foreign monopoly and dependence on imports of photographic equipment, and likewise led the way for independent research study and the development of domestic electronic cameras in China.