[2] With the help of his brother Enrico and a mechanic whose surname is only known, Veronelli, he assembled a camera and projector similar to the cinematograph of Auguste and Louis Lumière.

Additionally in 1896, Pacchioni created three one-minute staged productions, which he and his family performed: La gabbia dei matti (The Madhouse), Battaglia di neve (Snow fight), and Il finto storpio (The Fake Cripple).

[3] After the first screening performed on 31 October 1896 in Mirandola,[1] Italo Pacchioni along with Rinaldi and Ronzoni, toured Italy with his invention and proposed 45-minute shows, unlike those of the Lumière which lasted no more than 25 minutes.

The tour included 10, 15, at times even 20 films, depending on the amount of the paying audience.

The sound consisted of improvised musical groups, there were no captions and, if necessary, the titles were shouted from the projection booth.