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Phenakistoscope
Joseph Plateau and his sons introduce the Phenakistoscope.The Phenakistoscope was another "toy" in the world of illusions, except it was a bit more successful than most of the other "toys." Pictures on one disc viewed through slots in the other, appeared to move when the two were spun and viewed in a mirror. -
Thaumatrope
The Thaumatrope was created by John Ayrton. He created it in Paris. It was a round card attached to a string, on one side was a horse, and the other side was a man in riding position. When the card was spun, it looked like the man was riding the horse. -
First Film Created
Two men named George Eastman and William H. Walker developed the very first reel of film. Film was sensitized paper created with a gelatin emulsion. A year later it was replaced by celluloid. Celluloid is a synthetic plastic material invented in the 1870's. -
Kintegraph and Kintescope
The Kinetegraph was creaated by William K. L. Dickenson. It was the first machine that could capture a sequence of pictures which was similar to a camera, except it took a picture every half second. The images were then placed in his other invention called the Kinetescope. This device had a motor and shutter mechanism that ran a loop of film past an electric light source. -
Beginning of Film
This is when motion picture, or "film" first began. Because of the limits on technology, most films were under a minute long. In 1927 is when films began having sound in them. In 1897 the rotating camera was created, and therefore produced panning shots. -
Theater Optique
The Praxiniscope developed the Praxiniscope Theatre which was known later known as the Theater Optique. These "toys" of motion picture soon started competing with the magic lantern. This device was basically the same thing as a Praxiniscope only it used a lantern which was used to project the images onto a large screen, making it possible for an audience to watch. -
Mary Jane Mishap
British film maker George Smith makes Mary Janes Mishap which was praised for its sophisticated use of editing. The film uses medium close-ups to draw the viewers attention to the scene, juxtaposed with wide establishing shots. The film also contains a pair of wipes which signal a scene change. -
Camera Created by the Lumiere Brothers
Louis and Auguste Lumiere design a camera which serves as both a recording device and a projecting device. They call it the Cinematographe. The Cinematographe uses flexible film cut into 35mm wide strips and used an intermittent mechanism modeled on the sewing machine.
