THTRFLM 3FF3 Lecture Notes - Dry Plate, Athanasius Kircher, Joseph Plateau
24 Sep 2013
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The influence of technology on cinema: photography, motion toys, projection. Technological developments change human relationships to the world/within the world. Camera obscura- a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside. Nicephore niepce- first workable system of photography (exposure for 8 hours) Louis j. daguerre: perfects still photography (reduces exposure by changing plates) Daguerreotype- photographic plate that cannot be duplicated. Henry fox talbot-provided further development that permitted pictures to be reproduced/used negative recording and positive reproduction. Wet plates-reduce exposure time by a minute. Thaumatrope- disk with 2 different images are either side and when spun become one image. Zoetrope- introduced by william george corroner in 1834/when drum is spun you could view images. Phenakistoscope- invented by joseph plateau in 1832/series of disks with images are spun as you look through the holes. Athanasius kircher- describes an object that describes the magic lantern.
