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1 Stroboscopic Toys COM 320, History of Film

2 Peter Mark Roget’s essay on persistence of vision (1824, England)

3 Thaumatrope (from the Greek “wonder turning”) Dr
Thaumatrope (from the Greek “wonder turning”) Dr. John Paris (1825) -Spinning disk with complementary drawings on the two sides (e.g., horse + rider = horse with rider; bird + cage = bird in cage)

4 Thaumatrope in action found at: (https://www. youtube. com/watch

5 Phenakistoscope (from the Greek “deceptive viewer”) Joseph Plateau (1832, Belgium) -Also determined 16fr./sec. to be optimal -Coincidentally, same as Simon Ritter von Stampfer’s Stroboscope (1832, Austria)

6 Phenakistoscope (from the Greek “deceptive viewer”) Joseph Plateau (1832, Belgium) -Also determined 16fr./sec. to be optimal -Coincidentally, same as Simon Ritter von Stampfer’s Stroboscope (1832, Austria)

7 Zoetrope (from the Greek “wheel of life”) William George Horner (1834, England) -A revolving drum with hand-drawn stills viewed through slits

8 Magic Lantern -Appeared in early forms as early as late 1600’s -Popular in mid-1800’s, with moving pictures via “dissolving views”

9 Magic Lantern -Appeared in early forms as early as late 1600’s -Popular in mid-1800’s, with moving pictures via “dissolving views” -Was an original type of “4D” experience, with live action, sound effects and music, and even pyrotechnics! View example from Jude (1996; D: Michael Winterbottom, with Kate Winslet)

10 Magic Lantern Animations

11 Praxinoscope Emile Reynaud (1877, France) -Like a zoetrope, but with mirrors -Reynaud later developed a projecting version, and operated his own Theatre Optique from 1892 to 1900

12 Praxinoscope Emile Reynaud (1877, France) -Like a zoetrope, but with mirrors -Reynaud later developed a projecting version, and operated his own Theatre Optique from 1892 to 1900

13 Praxinoscope Animations

14 Zoopraxiscope Eadweard Muybridge (1879, U. S
Zoopraxiscope Eadweard Muybridge (1879, U.S.) -An apparent combo of the phenakistoscope and the projected Magic Lantern -Was not the first such combo, but became prominent with Muybridge’s speaking tours

15 -Zoopraxiscope disc -Zoopraxiscope Animation

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