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nWorkersnLeaving the Lumiere Factory.
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nJustn46 seconds of watching…workers leaving the Lumiere factory!
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nDoesn’tnsound like a blockbuster motion picture, does it? But this littlenmovie was the talk of the town (to be precise, Paris) when more thann200 invited guests were shown the world’s first “moving pictures.”
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BrothersnAuguste and Louis Lumiere ran a photography business. They thoughtnthe big news of the meeting held on this date in 1895 would be thencolor photography (stills) – but people were even more amazed bynthe moving pictures. The illusion of movement is created, of course,nby the rapid succession of still images – our brains blends all thenstills into a seemingly seamless moving picture. n
BrothersnAuguste and Louis Lumiere ran a photography business. They thoughtnthe big news of the meeting held on this date in 1895 would be thencolor photography (stills) – but people were even more amazed bynthe moving pictures. The illusion of movement is created, of course,nby the rapid succession of still images – our brains blends all thenstills into a seemingly seamless moving picture. nn
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nSoonnafter this private screening, the Lumiere brothers began making shortnfilms that the public could pay to see—and the rest is history!
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n(Here is a more detailed explanation.)
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nPlaynwith the illusion of motion by making a flip book. Here’s how.n
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- You can deal with the science of animation with a science fair project, too.
- Or have fun with a computer program that makesnanimation easier than ever before, such as ABC Ya’s animationnprogram, or Flux Time.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nWestern author Louis L’Amour’s birthday
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nAbolition Day in Puerto Rico
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