You can see how a Zoetrope works when you look inside and it shows the horse galloping , creating the illusion of action . This would give a better effect that the Phenakistiscope , as it is viewed simpler as you look through the slits on the sides .
Edward Muybridge was a photographer and an inventor in early stop-motion projection . He invented the Zoopraxiscope in 1879 , which was like a projecting version of the old Phenakistiscope or ' spinning picture disk '. It projected sequences of images from glass discs and was devised in order to prove the authenticity of Muybridge ' s galloping horse pictures . The earlier version , the Zoogyroscope took the 16 inch discs while the later Zoopraxiscope took the 12 inch discs . Muybridge wanted to prove that , when a horse is galloping , it stays in the air briefly , which he then proved in 1877 by taking several photographs of a horse galloping , and then having them in order one after the other , to create a moving image . His techniques of making the first photographs that show sequences of movement was the start of the cinematic era , and he is known as the “ father of the motion picture ”. He didn ’ t make films as we do today , but his techniques and inventions were the start .
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Willis H . O ’ Brien was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer , who was known for “ some of the best-known images in cinema history ”. He is best remembered for his work on ‘ The dinosaur and the missing link ’ ( 1915 ), ‘ The lost world ’ ( 1925 ), ‘ King Kong ’ ( 1933 ). O ’ Brien was born in Oakland , California in 1886 . O ’ Brien became a cartoonist for the San Francisco Daily News , where his interest for sculpting grew .
In 1913 , his sculptures got displayed at the San Francisco world ’ s fair . After this , he started making his sculptures move , by using wooden figures with moveable joints , and molded rubber to them . In 1914 , O ’ Brien started experimenting with his models and came up with the idea of moving images , by using his figures and filming them one frame at a time . Within a year , he had produced ‘ The dinosaur and the missing link ’.
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This is the original video clip of ‘ The dinosaur and the missing link ’. When watching the clip , you can see that the stop motion is quite clear , especially compared to the Lumiere brothers ’ “ Arrival at the train at La Ciotat ” in 1985 .
O ’ Brien ’ s fascination for prehistoric creatures grew , and in 1925 they were used for the Feature Film ‘ The Lost World ’, directed by Harry Hoyt . O ’ Brien ’ s dinosaurs not only moved they also had a ‘ bladder ’ inside a skeleton model , which could be inflated and deflated , making it seem as if his models could breathe . The film ’ s real stars were O ’ Brien ’ s dinosaurs . The magazine Picturegoer called the creatures “ the most startling and intriguing monsters who have ever invaded screenland ”. The audience loved the movie , and the majority of them never realized that the huge monsters were miniature models .
By the early 1930 ’ s , producer Merian Cooper had an idea on a story idea about a giant ape and eventually a film named ‘ King Kong ’ was produced . For this project , O ’ Brien put a year ’ s worth of effort into his sets and models . He spent several days in the zoo to study the behaviors and