Un bon bock
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Un bon bock is an 1892 French short animated film directed by Émile Reynaud. Painted in 1888, it was first screened on 28 October 1892 using the Théâtre Optique process, which allowed him to project a
Promotional poster for Pantomimes Lumineuses
Théâtre Optique
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The Théâtre Optique is an animated moving picture system invented by Émile Reynaud and patented in 1888. From 28 October 1892 to March 1900, Reynaud gave over 12,800 shows to a total of over 500,000 v
Un bon bock
…aka A Good Beer) is an 1892 French short animated film directed by Émile Reynaud. Painted in 1888, it was first screened on 28 October 1892 using the Théâtre Optique process, which allowed him to project a hand-painted colored film, before the invention of cinematograph. It consisted of 700 individually painted 6 x…
A performance of Pauvre Pierrot as imagined by Louis Poyet, published in La Nature in July 1892
1888 patent illustration (top view): A=praxinoscope, B=axis, C=crown with protruding pins, D=reel drum with film, E=reel drum, F=flexible band, attached to drum E
1888 patent illustration (side view): O=direct viewing position
Théâtre Optique advertisement bill, offering demonstrations daily between 2 and 5 (except Saturdays)