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Precursors of film

Precursors of film

Methods and tools preceding true cinematographic technology.

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  1. Camera obscura

    Optical device.

    11%

  2. Magic lantern

    Type of image projector.

    9.2%

  3. Zoetrope

    Pre-cinema animation device.

    7.2%

  4. Chronophotography

    Photographic technique which captures changes in the subject's motion over time.

    6.6%

  5. Shadow play

    Ancient form of storytelling.

    6.3%

  6. Phenakistoscope

    First widespread animation device that created a fluid illusion of motion.

    6.2%

  7. Raree show

    Form of visual entertainment.

    5.2%

  8. Shadowgraphy (performing art)

    Performance art utilizing light and shadow.

    5.2%

  9. Thaumatrope

    Optical toy featuring a spinning disk with pictures on each side.

    4.7%

  10. Théâtre Optique

    Animated moving picture system.

    4.6%

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  1. Kinetoscope

    Motion picture exhibition device.

    18%

  2. Film

    Visual art consisting of moving images.

    12%

  3. Zoetrope

    Pre-cinema animation device.

    12%

  4. Silent film

    Motion pictures without synchronized recorded sound.

    8.4%

  5. Étienne-Gaspard Robert

    Belgian stage magician (1763–1837).

    6.3%

  6. Man Walking Around a Corner

    1887 film by Louis Le Prince.

    4.6%

  7. Stereoscope

    Device for viewing a stereoscopic pair of separate images.

    3%

  8. History of film technology

    3%

  9. Movie theater

    Venue for viewing films.

    2.9%

  10. Phenakistoscope

    First widespread animation device that created a fluid illusion of motion.

    2.9%