Persistence of Vision is a visual phenomenon that a series of individual still pictures, when set into motion created the illusion of movement.
In 1824, a Thaumatrope was created. This was an early optical illusion toy that takes two separate images and combine them into one. Daguerreotype- A method of capturing still images on silvered, copper-metal plates.
Calotype- A process for printing negative photographs on high-quality paper by British inventor William Henry Fox Talbot. This allowed copies of photographs to be made. Celluloid - Developed by John Wesley Hyatt, patented in 1870 and trademarked in 1873 - later used as the base for photographic film. |
Eadweard Muybridge, an early photographer and inventor, was famous for his photographic motion studies of animals and humans at the end of the 19th century such as "The Horse in Motion". In 1870 at a Sacramento California racecourse, he first used a row of 12 cameras, equally spaced along the racetrack, to record the movement of a galloping horse, to prove that all four of the horse's feet were off the ground at the same time. |
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Georges Melies expanded development of film cinema with his own imaginative fantasy films. He created about 500 films over the 15 years, and screened his own productions in his theatre. An illusionist, stage magician and a wizard at special effects, Melies exploited the new medium with a pioneering, 14-minute science fiction work, A Trip to the Moon (1902). It was his most popular and best-known work, with about 30 scenes called tableaux where he incorporated surrealistic special effects, including the memorable image of a rocket ship landing and gouging out the eye of the 'man in the moon.
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Society and Film
1940's (the war & post-war)
Cinema in the 1960s reflected the decade of fun, fashion, rock 'n' roll, tremendous social changes (i.e., the civil rights era and marches) and transitional cultural values. This was a turbulent decade of monumental changes, tragedies, cultural events, assassinations and deaths, and advancements. |
ASSIGNMENT: Project Grade
History of Video Timeline Requirements: Format : VIDEO! 1. Create at least 10 event historical timeline of the development of video 2. Historical figures (listed above) should have their major contributions to video explained in detail. ****If you don't understand their contribution, research it so you can explain it properly.**** 3. Use images to help describe your words. 4. Timeline must be setup in chronological order – with dates. 5. And citations are a must (APA/MLA style). Rubric: 10: Submission 10: Accuracy 30: Timeline (detailed) 20: Historical Figures (detailed) 20: Design (supportive photographs or hyperlinks, etc included) 10: Citations |
Your video of Cinema should include these influential people:
Louis Daguerre
William Fox Talbot Eadweard Muybridge The Lumiere Brothers Georges Melies Thomas Edison SubmitOn Schoology
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