ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, hiː sˈɔː ðə fˈɜːst fˈɪlmz ʌvðə lˌuːmiˈɛɹ bɹˈʌðɚz ænd bɪkˌeɪm fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪs nˈuː tɛknˈɑːlədʒi.
In the summer of 1896, he saw the first films of the Lumière Brothers and became fascinated by this new technology.