Born in Casacalenda , Campobasso , at twelve Montuori moved to Milan to live with his uncle , a photographer and a painter ; in Milan he attended the Polytechnic University and followed courses in painting at the Brera Academy . He approached cinema in 1907 working in the production company " Comerio & C. " and debuting as an operator in '' Dalla pietà all ' amore '' , a 1909 Luca Comerio 's documentary film about the 1908 Messina earthquake . At the same time Montuori started working at the photo studio Ganzini , where he learned the basics in the field of the use of artificial lighting . Starting from 1911 Montuori was among the first in Italy to test the application of these techniques in film , inventing a device based on rudimentary arc lamps , made of carbon bound with wire and connected to the electric current through resistors
1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Carlo Montuori