Motion Pictures Eadweard Muybridge and Term Paper

From Muybridge's work, the leap toward full-fledged motion pictures was small. Etienne-Jules Marey also expanded the boundaries of photography by shooting a rapid sequence of shots: chronophotographs (Dirks). However, true motion pictures demanded new technologies. The invention of celluloid and the perfection of projection systems enabled the prototypes of motion pictures to evolve into movies.

Thomas Edison was also influenced by Muybridge's work with still photography and the zoopraxiscope. Edison's kinetiscope followed closely on the heels of Muybridge's earlier invention. Along with a plethora of similar devices, the zoopraxiscope and the kinetiscope paved the way for the evolution of the motion picture entertainment industry.Works Cited

Dirks, Tim. "Film History Before 1920." Retrieved 12 Oct 2007 at http://www.filmsite.org/pre20sintro.html

History of Edison Motion Pictures." Retrieved 12 Oct 2007 at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmvhist.html

National Museum of American History. "Freeze Frame." Retrieved 12 Oct 2007 at http://americanhistory.si.edu/muybridge/

The Zoopraxiscope." Retrieved 12 Oct 2007 at http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/leisure/museum/museum_exhibitions/muybridge/machinery_and_equipment/zoopraxiscope.htm.....