Summary of A Concise History of the Origins of Cinema (Revised Narration)

Cinema, like the detective story, allows people to experience excitement and passion without danger.

Cinema has become a popular form of entertainment, education, and propaganda since its inception in the late 19th century.

The birth of Cinema was influenced by new technology, including machinery, photography, and optical illusions.

The persistence of vision principle, first explained by Peter Mark Roget in 1824, is key to creating the illusion of motion in Cinema.

The zoetrope, invented by Ting Wan around 180 AD, laid the groundwork for using photographic images to create motion images.

The magic lantern, used for entertainment since the 15th century, contributed to the development of Cinema projection.

The history of photography dates back thousands of years, with early developments in optics by Aristotle and Alhazen.

The first photographic images were fixed using chemical means by Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre in the 19th century.

The Lumiere brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, which combined the Kinetoscope with the magic lantern for film projection.

Georges Melies and Edwin S. Porter were early pioneers in narrative filmmaking, with Melies known for his creative use of editing.

Sergei Eisenstein developed Russian montage in the 1920s, focusing on editing to create meaning in sequences of shots.

Sound recording technology advanced in the early 20th century, with Lee DeForest and the Vitaphone system playing key roles.

"The Jazz Singer" (1927) was one of the first movies to feature synchronized dialogue sequences, marking the transition from silent films to talkies.

Cinema has evolved through technological advancements, creative innovations, and societal influences to become a powerful art form in modern societies.

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— 17:46 — « The cinema is an invention without a future. - Lewis Lumiere »

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