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Eadward Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope
Muybridge invented zoopraxiscope, a machine for projecting slides onto a distant surface.
The silhouette images, derived from his sequence photographs, were painted around the edge of a large glass disc -
Phenakistiscope was introduced
A cardboard disc with slots around the edge, and drawings between the slots, was spun on an axle in front of a mirror. -
Zoetrope was invented
The zoetrope is based on the same principle as the phenakistiscope, but is cylindrical in shape -
Leland Stanford’s Bet
Sallie Gardner at a Gallop[1] is a series of photographs consisting of a galloping horse, the result of a photographic experiment[2] by Eadweard Muybridge on June 15, 1878. Sometimes cited as an early silent film, the series and later experiments like it were precursors to the development of motion pictures.[3] The series consists of 24 photographs shot in rapid succession that were shown on a zoopraxiscope. -
Kinetoscope invented
The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. The Kinetoscope was designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time through a peephole viewer window at the top of the device. -
George Eastman introduced the first hand-held box camera
In 1888 he introduced the simple hand-held box camera that made popular photography possible. The Kodak camera with a roll of transparent film was cheap enough for all pockets and could be used by a child -
Name of first motion picture studio & year it was built
kinetoscope parlor -
First kinetoscope parlor opened in New York
The kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device that creates the illusion of movement by conveying a filmstrip of sequential images over a light source with a high-speed shutter. The first public kinetoscope parlor was opened in New York City in 1894 and introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic projection before the advent of video. The venue had ten machines, each showing a different short movie. -
Fred Ott’s Sneeze was made in Edison’s “Black Maria”
One of the earliest films made was Fred Ott's Sneeze: a short film of a guy called Fred Ott, sneezing for the camera (1894 -
A Trip to The Moon is released
– a comic science fiction story of a group of scientists traveling to the moon in a space capsule and escaping after being taken prisoner by a race of Moon creatures -
The Great Train Robbery is filmed
known in the U.S. as The Great Train Robbery – is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down.
