Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory's audience scores lean most toward young men at 68 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for White and Black 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 68 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 65 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 31, Black 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
68
Young Women
65
Older Men
35
Older Women
32
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
31
Black
35
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
35
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
Score version: v1Data confidence: 85%How are scores calculated?

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Cast & Crew

Louis Lumière (director)