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Paul Burns, Pre Cinema Historian, Autodidact.
Author, researcher and compiler of THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY.
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Fay had 123 film roles, her last being ‘Gideon’s Trumpet' (1980). She was asked by fellow Canadian James Cameron to play Rose Calvert for his ‘Titanic’ (1997) but she declined.

In 2004, Wray was approached by Peter Jackson to appear in his King Kong remake but she also said no. https://t.co/VZgoKdf2mQ

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Wray is mostly renowned for playing Ann Darrow as the female lead in King Kong. She became a ‘WAMPAS Baby Star’ in 1926.

She was contracted to Paramount Pictures as a teen, where she made more than a dozen feature films, her first film at the age of 16. https://t.co/E49PZMf9vv

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As magic is not the theme of our study, we must suggest that Robert Houdin (of whom the great magician of the 20th century, Harry Houdini, took his name) added to the ultimate dream of Motion Photography through his contribution to the art of https://t.co/3EY3wfQnrU

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1883
ALBERT ROBIDA (1848-1926)
In 1883 Robida published the first in a series of books on futuristic literature. 'Le Vingtième Siècle' (The Twentieth Century) was set in the year 1952 and tells the story of young Hélène, her struggles through life and the marvels of the future.

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The repeated castigation of the views as “gratuitous” suggests their unwelcome status, not merely for the distraction & congestion they caused, but also for the content of the advertisements.

Below, from Punch Magazine 5 March 1864 (National Gallery of Art Library, Washington). https://t.co/Vlr9LBK9VS

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The ‘Galantee’ showmen gave way to the 'Professors', showmen who had access to more elaborate equipment and wonderful, but expensive, animated slides.

Robertson was a ‘professor’ of the ‘Magic Lantern’ show and perfected the ‘Phantasmagoria’. https://t.co/mBcmUHSj9y

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The 'Galantee' showmen or Savoyards put on lantern shows that became known as ‘Galantee So’ which translates to “a fine show”.

The subjects would probably relate to Biblical, moral and current events, and the showman would create stories for the children watching. https://t.co/QZGJm9N4tY

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The Tapestry is a journey, just as a film is a journey, with players, backgrounds, action, love, hate, desire and above all, a blockbuster ending.

SEE a 'virtual' Tapestry with sound FX by David Newton here https://t.co/b1lqISXWNI https://t.co/k8PsJkF2Hp

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Page 228, Book III from 'Forces of Nature' (Amédée Guillemin, ed. by Norman Lockyer, Macmillan & Co., London, 1877) the section on Physical Phenomenon explains and shows the 'Pinhole Image'.

It offers a simple experiment you can do yourself using a candle, a card and a screen. https://t.co/PIltS6P5xs

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POV
Without persistence of vision, we see no motion. And what we see stays on our retina for 1/14th of a second before lost.

This is why a minimum of 14 fps is required for fluid motion to be seen. Less than this and a ‘flicker’ is likely seen.

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