FST-3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kinetoscope, Film Theory, Exhibitionism
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Early films/filmmakers that influenced history of cinema. Another example of emigres working in important ways toward the history of motion picture. Photographer hired in 1872 by stanford (ca gov) to take pictures of. Etienne-jules marey (1830-1904) racehorses trotting in order to prove that at a certain point all 4 hooves are not on the ground. Set up 12 cameras in a row along track for horse to trot past, tripping trip wires along the way got the shot. Became obsessed with capturing movement of all sorts, especially bodies animals and people. Technical innovations can be credited for a lot of the steps it took for us to get to where we are now. Study motion for science and the benefit of scientific development. Came up with a camera that was inspired by pictures he had seen of. Invented a camera that looked like a machine gun.
