FIL 254 (FIL254)

From Muybridge to Peele Last document update:   ago

This essay explores the power of moving pictures to show the human eye what it cannot see on its own, either through storytelling techniques or capturing the beauty of images. It highlights the breakthrough in moving pictures that occurred in 1878, thanks to photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who settled a debate about whether all four hooves of a running horse leave the ground. The essay also discusses the forgotten artist who helped lay the groundwork for modern narrative-driven motion pictures,...