MUYBRIDGE

What were Muybridge's contributions to motion pictures?  

What breakthroughs did he make?  Why are they significant?  

How did his zoopraxiscope advance motion pictures?

Muybridge was able to capture images of the horses running. The series of 24 photographs taken of a galloping horse for his experiments is called "Sallie Gardner at a Gallop", the earliest silent film. The still images captured in quick succession and give the illusion of movement when exhibited in a similar fashion. Thomas Edison cited Muybridge's experiments as one of his greatest inspirations for the invention of the movie camera. He is called the "Father of the motion picture". For this experiment Muybridge devised a fast camera shutter and used a new, more sensitive photographic process, both of which dramatically reduced exposure time and produced crisp images of moving objects.