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The History of the Movie Camera!
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The Invention of the Phenakistoscope
In 1833 Joseph Plateau created the phenakistoscope. The phenakistoscope is a a rotating subject of a drawing that appears to move. This was the beginning of the invention of the movie camera.
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Sequential Pictures
In 1872 a man named Eadweard Muybridge used a "series of cameras to take sequential pictures of a running horse (World of Invention)." Why? Simply to make it it look as if the horse is moving.
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Sequential Pictures, But Faster
In about 1978 Muybridge increased the camera shutter speed. It was a dramatic increase and allowed cameras to take pictures more rapidly. It also made it easier to view movement.
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A Rapid Image
Around 1980 Muybridge introduced the Zoopraxiscope. What is a Zoopraxiscope you might ask? It is a camera which was made to rapidly take pictures!
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The Photo Gun
In 1881 a gun was introduced, which was not just any gun! It was a photographic gun, made to take sequential pictures. The gun was easy to use and allowed images to quickly be recorded. The photographic gun made the images look as if they were moving! This was simply because images were taken very rapidly.
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Now In Motion Pictures!
In 1889 William Dickson invented the kinetograph. The kinetograph is a motion picture camera! It might not seem like a big deal but this was huge at the time. Taking a video back then would be the coolest thing ever.
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Projecting the Film
In 1894 the Luiere brothers invented a cinematographer. The cinematographer was a camera that was able to project the film. The cinematographer allowed a film to to be taped and then shown using a projector inside the camera.
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Now in Theaters!!
In 1895, shortly after the introduction of the cinematographer, marked the beginning of the Cinema. Using the cinematographer to record and show videos to public viewers. The Cinema was made specially for movies and films.
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In Different Speeds
In 1904 Pathe had refined cameras to shoot a film at multiple speeds. You could now see a film in slow motion or time laps. This was a great asset to filming because it helped interpret the scene.
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Can You Hear Me Now!!!!!
In 1928 movies gained sound. This was a struggle for cameras because usually they didn't have to worry about noises from the bulky camera. Now you could hear it every where. To solve this problem they created a blip to prevent camera noises.
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Color in the Film
In 1935 color was added to films. Films began bursting with color. This was the one of the last big things of the movie camera. Adding color was the one of the biggest parts of the movie camera history.
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