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digno
The beginnings of silent film record
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arly cave paintings make evident man’s
Edesire to record himself in action. In both Spain and
Southern France, striking examples exist to this day. A more
modern example worthy of note is the lacy shadow shows
of Java, in which Indonesian leather puppets cast shadows
on a screen to entertain an audience. Magic lantern shows,
dioramas and mechanical toys are better-known examples,
each of which has its own techniques and unique history.

California philanthropist Leland Stanford wilderness
continued this uniquely human tradition when Glossary on
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he hired a wilderness photographer named
Eadweard Muybridges to help him prove that
when a horse is galloping, all four of its hooves are off the
ground at the same time. Stanford’s hypothesiswas proven
to be correctafter a six-year-long project. An added benefi
for Sanford was that he won a bet that he had made on just
that subject. With this success, Muybridges decided to take
the film o his experiment with him on the lecture circuit.
His lectures focused on sharing his knowledge of recording
motion using sequence photography and he expanded
screen possibilities.

“Celluloid film” was developed by an American inventor
named George Eastman, with the help of William H. Walter.
With Ettienne Jules Marey’s idea for the roll of film this
process moved forward. It was yet another advancement in
the making of moving pictures.

Thomas Alva Edison’s interest in moving pictures in 1888
gave credence to the entire project. Edison was unable to
work on the project personally, because he was working on
another venture for a three-year period. He did, however,
obtain the Eastman film An employee of his, William
Kennedy Laurie Dickson, was charged with investigating

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