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Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 20, Issue: 3, March 1933)
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The Depicting of Motion Prior to the Advent of the Screen

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPE
Volume
20, No. 3, pp. 249–258
Abstract
The motion picture as it is known today has existed less than fifty years but certain of the principles which underlie its development can be traced back many years more. This paper represents an attempt to list chronologically the chief devices and inventions pre-dating the motion picture equipment of 1895.
Publication Date
1933-03-01
DOI
10.5594/J10152
ISSN
Print: 0097-5834
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J10152
Author(s)
Earl TheisenHonorary Curator, Motion Picture Collections, Los Angeles Museum, Los Angeles Calif.
Copyright
© 1933 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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