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Thaumatrope created by John Ayerton Paris
There were 2 different drawings on opposite sides of a disk. When the disk is spun, the images merged into one. Image taken from https://intelligentheritage.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/thaumatrope1.jpg -
Joseph Niepce invented photography
Louis Daguerre (Niepce's assistant) developed a new process for developing images in 1837 called tin-type (Daguerre types). Image taken from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Joseph_Nic%C3%A9phore_Ni%C3%A9pce..jpg -
Phenakistoscope created by Joseph Plateau and his sons
The phenakistoscope was also called the spindle viewer. It used a spinning disc attached vertically to a handle. The user would spin the disc and look through the moving slits at the disc's reflection in a mirror. Images taken from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Phenakistoscope_3g07690u.jpg -
Zoetrope created by William Honner
The zoetorpe was originally named the Daedalum. The zoetrope was more convenient since it didn't require a mirror and allowed more than one person to use it a time. It consisted of a cylinder cut vertically into the sides and the user would look through the slits at the pictures as it would spin. Image taken from -
Praxinoscope created by Charles Emile Reynuad
The zoetrope was improved by replacing narrow slits with an inner circle of mirrors. It was placed so that the reflections of pictures appeared more or less stationary in position as the wheel turned. Image taken from http://brightbytes.com/collection/images/new_prax.jpg -
George Eastman improves photography
George Eastman introduced transparent flexible film in 1885. In 1888 he marketed his Kodak Camera, bringing photography to the average American. Image taken from http://www.eastmanhouse.org/media/collections/eastman/eastman.jpg -
Motion Pictures in Motion
Thomas Alva Edison developed a motion camera(kinetograph) and projector(kinetoscope) in 1891. He filmed random events including haircuts, boxing matches, Annie Oakley, and the new Brooklyn Bridge. Image taken from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Thomas_Edison2.jpg/250px-Thomas_Edison2.jpg -
Birth of Narrative Films
Motion pictures evolved toward narrative stories. The Edison 1902 film, "Fun in a Bakery Shop", was an early example of the movie special effects. In 1903, the landmark silent movie "The Great Train Robbery" debuted. Image taken from http://i1.wp.com/blog.bcdb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FunInABakeryShop.jpg -
Motion Pictures in France
Auguste and Louis Lumiere were Frence inventors and pioneer manufacturers of photographic equipment who devised an early motion-picture camera and projector. In 1903 they turned their attentions away from cinematography and patented a color photography process that launched in 1907. Image taken from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Fratelli_Lumiere.jpg -
Walt Disney reloctes to South California
Walt Disney relocated to South California in 1923. He used sound for Steambot Willie in 1928. In 1929 he used a whole symphony orchestra for Skeleton Dance. He released 19 animated featured films in his lifetime and came up with the pencil test, storyboard, and multi-plane camera. Image taken from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Walt_Disney_1946.JPG
