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thaumatrope
this device was created by english physician jhon ayerton paris which has two diffrent drawings on opposite sides of the disk.when the disc is spun the images merge into one -
birth of photography
animation on film was only possible because of invention of photography in 1827 by joseph niepce -
phenakistoscope
belgian physicist joseph plateau and his sons introduce the phenakistoscope ("spindle viewer"). it was also invented independently in the same year by simon von stampfer of vienna,Austria -
zeotrope
this device was inveted by william horner who origanally called it a deadalum ("wheel of the devil")later it was named "zeotrope" or "wheel of life"
it was more convinient since it did not require a mirror and allowed more than one person to use it at the same time -
improvement of photography
the technology behind photography improved dramataclly in the last half of the 19th century -
praxinoscope
was invented in france by charles-emile reynaud -
motion pictures in america
americas premier inventor,thomas alva edison,developed a motion picture camera
edison filmed random events like haircuts,boxingjmatches etc. -
birth of narrative films
