Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge lived from 1830 to 1904 and gained worldwide recognition for photographing animal and human movement. He was hired by railroad baron Leland Stanford in 1872 and used photography to prove that there was a moment in a horse’s gallop when all four hooves were off the ground at once. Much of his later career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania, producing thousands of images that capture progressive movements within fractions of a second. Muybridge made these discoveries at the university from 1884 and 1887. For a century, historians considered these photographs as scientific evidence of bodies in motion. Unfortunately, the recent rediscovery of Muybridge’s work proves that he freely edited his photos to achieve the final …show more content…
He discusses visual perception and how it is the key to filmmaking and special effects. A visual scene has many attributes contribute the how we view the simple picture. There is form, or shape, then color, dimension, or depth of how far things are in relation to each other, and lastly there is whether or not things are moving or stationary. There are thirty different parts of the brain that help us process these visual stimuli, making one-third of the brain is involved with vision.
In creating the movie Titanic, realistic models of the ship are used for filming, but the scale to which they are shot, as well as the incredible detail; provide ample realism for the viewer. Little toy boats in little puddles look like massive ships in a vast and unforgiving ocean. After a horizon line adds the illusion of depth, water, sky and atmosphere complete the visual effect. The green screen helps put the actors visibly on the boat. The actors’ silhouettes are taken from filming behind a green screen and are shown to the scale of the miniature …show more content…
The film industry has revolutionized since the creation and advancement of computers and computer graphics. But, it all began with combining simple science to create these moving pictures of art. This research has opened my eyes to the incredible amount of tedious work filmmakers go through. They must be so driven to be able to work so meticulously on something for so long and not give up. Even though computers have made certain things easier, they have also opened up possibilities for creativity, broadening the industry, while maintaining difficulty. I have such a greater appreciation for what these technicians