Interesting Facts on Eadward Muybridge

1. Eadward Muybridge By Aurélio Mota

2. History Edward James Muggeridge (Eadward Muybridge), born April 9, 1830, England (died on May 8th 1904), was an expert photographer when it came to capturing motion pictures. He spent most of his life in the USA (mostly California) and changed his name several times such as Eduardo Santiago (probably inspired by the Spanish influence in California). Muybridge is known as the creator of the zoopraxiscopewhich is an early device for displaying motion pictures. Muybridge later got his own statue in San Francisco, CA.

3. Eadward Muybridge, in the year 1874, had discovered that his wife had been disloyal to him, cheating on him with Major Harry Larkyns. On the 17th of October of the same year, Eadward Muybridge hunted down Larkyns and said to him: "Good evening, Major, my name is Muybridge and here is the answer to the letter you sent my wife" Muybridge then shoots and brutally kills Harry Larkyns! He was put on trial and the jury dismissed the case as Justifiable Homicide.

6. A COUPLE WALTZING Muybridge, 1893 Phenakistoscope

7. Athletes - Boxing Eadward Muybridge, 1893 Phenakistoscope

8. GehenderStrauß Eadward Muybridge Stamped on recto

9. Elephant Walking Eadward Muybridge, 1884-1887 Photographs, collotype print

10. Man Ascending Stairs Eadward Muybridge, 1885 Photographs, collotype print

11. Woman walking downstairs Eadward Muybridge, 1887 Photographs, collotype print

12. Animal locomotion – Running Dog Eadward Muybridge, 1887 collotype print

13. Animal locomotion – Camel Racking Eadward Muybridge, 1887 Collotype print

14. Man Running Eadward Muybridge, 1880 Photographs, collotype print

15. Horse Galloping (The Horse in Motion) Description:This set of photographs shows the viewer exactly how a horse runs. When put together, they form a mini-clip that can be seen over and over again. It was created by Eadward Muybridge in 1878 in order to prove that horses DO lift all four of their hooves when galloping. Analysis:Muybridge uses black and white photos (colored photos didn’t exist yet) to capture a scene. The photos themselves aren’t of great quality, but very entertaining when put together in a “.gif” image. Your focus is on the change of the horse as it moves along. Has a 18th century/medieval feel. Interpretation: Eadward created this work as a request from ex. Governor Stanford, of CA, in order to find out if a horse lifts all 4 of its hooves when moving. It inspired Muybridge to create other, similar photographs that “move.” Judgment: I think this is a great piece, as it was the beginning of movies/films. It was an early form of cartooning in a way and it caught the interest of many people. It most definitely communicates movement and catches your eyes immediately. A+ to Muybridge.

16. POP QUIZ! 1.) What year did Eadward Muybridge die? 1812 1914 1820 1904 2012 2.) Which of the following did Muybridge invent? Zoopraxiscope Collotyoscope Phenakistoscope Zoetrope Let Mr.Green decide 3.) What is Muybridge considered to be the father of? Father of the spinning wheel Father of motion pictures Father of the Zeotrope Father of the cinema Father of his son

17. References http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybridge http://www.google.com/images http://www.google.com Personal Knowledge A Special Thanks To Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser Internet Explorer Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 The Computer(s) My Flash Drive God Photography & Art Presented By Aurélio Mota © Distributed by Mr.Green’s Projector Muybridge Entertainment 2011™ The End