Motion Studies

Proving what the eye cannot catch. Muybridge's twenty-four tripwired cameras settling a bet about a galloping horse, the zoopraxiscope, Marey's chronophotographic gun, and Harold Edgerton's microsecond flash freezing a bullet through an apple and a drop of milk into a crown.

Part of Cameras

36 moments in this segment.

1. 1878-06-01 - Muybridge's galloping horse (1878) (1878) (1 of 4). The Horse in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge. Noted photographer, Eadweard Muybridge was hired, in 1872, by Leland Stanford a railroad baron and future university founder, to find out if there was moment mid-stride where horses had all hooves off the ground.[1] It took several years but Muybridge delivered having captured...
2. 1878-06-01 - Muybridge's galloping horse (1878) (1878) (2 of 4). The Horse in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge. Noted photographer, Eadweard Muybridge was hired, in 1872, by Leland Stanford a railroad baron and future university founder, to find out if there was moment mid-stride where horses had all hooves off the ground.
3. 1878-06-01 - Muybridge's galloping horse (1878) (1878) (3 of 4). Muybridge's galloping horse (1878), an image made in 1878. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
4. 1878-06-01 - Muybridge's galloping horse (1878) (1878) (4 of 4). The Horse in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge. Noted photographer, Eadweard Muybridge was hired, in 1872, by Leland Stanford a railroad baron and future university founder, to find out if there was moment mid-stride where horses had all hooves off the ground.
5. 1879-06-01 - The zoopraxiscope (1879) (1 of 4). Muybridge, Eadweard,, 1830-1904,, artist. The zoopraxiscope--Athletes--Boxing c1893. 1 print : lithograph, color. Notes: Title from item. No. 2. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. Images on a disc which when spun gives the illusion of two men boxing.
6. 1879-06-01 - The zoopraxiscope (1879) (4 of 4). Muybridge, Eadweard,, 1830-1904,, artist. The zoopraxiscope--Horse galloping c1893. 1 print : lithograph, color. Notes: Title from item. No. 42. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. Images on a disc which when spun gives the illusion of a man riding a galloping horse.
7. 1882-06-01 - Marey's chronophotography (1882) (1 of 4). Marey's chronophotography, an image made in 1882. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
8. 1882-06-01 - Marey's chronophotography (1882) (2 of 4). Marey's chronophotography, an image made in 1882. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
9. 1882-06-01 - Marey's chronophotography (1882) (3 of 4). Marey's chronophotography, an image made in 1882. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
10. 1882-06-01 - Marey's chronophotography (1882) (4 of 4). Marey's chronophotography, an image made in 1882. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
11. 1887-06-01 - Muybridge's motion studies (1887) (1 of 4). Muybridge's motion studies, an image made in 1887. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
12. 1887-06-01 - Muybridge's motion studies (1887) (2 of 4). Muybridge's motion studies, an image made in 1887. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
13. 1887-06-01 - Muybridge's motion studies (1887) (3 of 4). Muybridge's motion studies, an image made in 1887. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
14. 1887-06-01 - Muybridge's motion studies (1887) (4 of 4). Muybridge's motion studies, an image made in 1887. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
15. 1891-01-01 - 1891-95; 1900 - Chronophotographs by Étienne-Jules Marey (HA series) - Marey, Georges Demenÿ, Comte. Marey Chronophotography (1891). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
16. 1957-06-01 - Edgerton's high-speed photos (1957) (1 of 4). Edgerton's high-speed photos, an image made in 1957. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
17. 1957-06-01 - Edgerton's high-speed photos (1957) (2 of 4). Edgerton's high-speed photos, an image made in 1957. Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
18. 1957-06-01 - Edgerton's high-speed photos (1957) (3 of 4). The Rapatronic camera is a high-speed camera with an exposure time as brief as 10 nanoseconds. It was developed by Harold Edgerton in the 1940s. This image is part of a sequence of photographs taken within milliseconds of ignition of an nuclear explosive.
19. 1957-06-01 - Edgerton's high-speed photos (1957) (4 of 4). The Rapatronic camera is a high-speed camera with an exposure time as brief as 10 nanoseconds. It was developed by Harold Edgerton in the 1940s. This image is part of a sequence of photographs taken within milliseconds of ignition of an nuclear explosive.
20. 1985 - Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines (1985 documentary). Doc Edgerton high-speed photography (1985). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
21. 2010-01-27 - Eadweard Muybridge: Leland Stanford Jr.. Muybridge / Leland Stanford (1872). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
22. 2013-04-17 - The Horse in Motion (Eadweard Muybridge) 1878. Muybridge The Horse in Motion (1878). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
23. 2013 - The zoopraxiscope (1879) (2 of 4). The zoopraxiscope, the camera itself, 1879. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself. The subject dates from 1879; this photograph was taken in 2013.
24. 2013 - The zoopraxiscope (1879) (3 of 4). The zoopraxiscope, the camera itself, 1879. In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself. The subject dates from 1879; this photograph was taken in 2013.
25. 2016-12-05 - Milk Drop: Behind Harold 'Doc' Edgerton's Photo & High-Speed Photography. Doc Edgerton high-speed photography (1957). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
26. 2017-03-09 - How One Horse Inspired the Invention of Movies. Muybridge & the Stanford horse bet (1872). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
27. 2017-03-24 - Eadweard Muybridge: Studies in Motion. Eadweard Muybridge (1887). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
28. 2017-05-24 - Etienne-Jules Marey - Sport in the Darkroom (EN). Etienne-Jules Marey (1882). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
29. 2017-08-02 - Slices of Time: Eadweard Muybridge’s Cinematic Legacy. Eadweard Muybridge (1878). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
30. 2018-07-25 - "Sallie Gardner at a Gallop" or "The Horse in Motion" (Eadweard Muybridge, 1878). Muybridge, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
31. 2020-06-27 - Charles Wyckoff and the Rapatronic Camera. Edgerton/Wyckoff rapatronic camera (1952). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
32. 2022-03-28 - Muybridge, The Attitudes of Animals in Motion. Eadweard Muybridge zoopraxiscope (1879). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
33. 2022-07-24 - 1st Movie (Motion Picture) - Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878) Eadward Muybridge | Frame-by-Frame. Muybridge Horse in Motion 1878 (1878). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
34. 2022-11-09 - 1878 - Sallie Gardner at a Gallop - Eadweard Muybridge. Muybridge, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.
35. 2023 - The High Speed Photography of Prof Harold (Doc) Edgerton 1903-1990. Doc Edgerton high-speed photography (1940). Colour, instant prints and home movies brought the camera into everyday life, and one rode to the Moon.
36. 2024-08-31 - Motion Capture Evolution: Muybridge to Marey | Shell Historical Film Archive. Muybridge to Marey (motion capture) (1878). In the years cinema was invented, the camera learned to capture not a moment but motion itself.