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Jean Vigo (1905-1934)
Jean Vigo's films Zéro de conduite (1933) and L'Atalante (1934)
Ben Samuel
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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My film 'The Magic Lantern'
A celebration of the magic and wonder of early cinema.
Ben Samuel
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
The films of pioneering filmmaker Lotte Reiniger
Ben Samuel
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering work on locomotion
Eadweard Muybridge (1830 – 1904) pioneering work on locomotion included many male and female nudes of himself and others
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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An Impossible Balancing Feat (1902) Dir Georges Méliès
Wonderful trick film from Georges Méliès where he balances copies of himself on his head and hands.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Etienne-Jules Marey inventor of chronophotography
Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) physiologist, doctor, biomechanics engineer and inventor of chronophotography.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Eadweard Muybridge 'The Horse in Motion'
In June 1878, Eadweard Muybridge created a sequential series of photographs with a battery of 12 cameras along the race track
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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