The Path to Cinema
Movies weren’t the world’s first form of visual entertainment. The cinematic experience we know today evolved from a long tradition of optical illusions and devices of wonder. Over centuries, storytellers and inventors experimented with visual effects, light, projection, and motion to bring still images to life. Discover a collection of items that recall our path to cinema.
About the Exhibit:
Path to Cinema: Highlights from the Richard Balzer Collection will explore how the cinematic experience we know today evolved from a long tradition of optical amusements and devices of wonder: from shadow play, peepshows, magic lanterns, zoetropes and praxinoscopes to the Cinématographe Lumière, the world’s first successful film projector.
GALLOPING HORSE FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Fliposcope - Galloping Horse Hand-cranked movie machine with the historic “Galloping Horse” Edweard Muybridge motion study that has become an animation icon. Includes all movie machine parts and printed card deck.
$35.95
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Hand Cranked Movie Machine featuring Charlie Chaplin. Fliposcope If you want to make your own flip-scene, make sure to get a Blank Card Kit or select that option.(Crafters who just plan to build it, may want to select the "Fliposcope Maker"...
$39.95
METROPOLIS FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Hand Cranked Movie Machine featuring the film Metropolis. Fliposcope If you want to make your own flip-scene, make sure to get a Blank Card Kit or select that option.(Crafters who just plan to build it, may want to select the...
$39.95
ZOETROPE PIN
ZOETROPE MOVING HORSE PIN Gold plated brass pin with hard enamel. Size is 1.6"Comes individually packaged with two gold butterfly clasps.
$12.00
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HEMISFERIUM MINI PRAXINOSCOPE
The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The praxinoscope improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing...
$54.00
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GOLD PRAXINOSCOPE
Praxinoscope is a beautiful reproduction of the incredible invention of Frenchman Emile ReynaudHow does the Praxinoscope work? Quite simply:It transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated, the mirrors in the centre...
$93.00
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12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
The 12 Basic Principles Of Animation by Flipboku This double flip book edition is a handy but powerful tool for fans, beginners, students, teachers and professionals of the animation world, to learn and master the illusion of motion and physics in...
$38.40
THE BLANKO FLIPBOOK
The Blanko FlipbookFlipbookThe Blanko Flipbook contains 320 blank pages on which you can animate whatever comes to your mind. If you’re new to animation, learn how to get started with 6 of the basic principles of animation we have included:...
$12.00
MOVIE CLASSICS
Movie Classics Vol. 1 – The Early MastersFlipbookThe Movie Classics Flipbook is a surprising 6×1 flipbook that brings beloved film classics like Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush back to life.Switch between sequences by placing your thumb on...
$18.00
ALICE GUY-BLACHE FLIPBOKU
Alice Guy-Blaché Flipbook THE MOTHER OF CINEMA Alice Guy-Blaché (1873 – 1968) was a pioneer French filmmaker and the first motion picture director to make a narrative fiction film, active from the late 19th century. Neglected by film historians for years, she...
$18.00
GEORGE MELIES FLIPBOKU
Georges Méliès Flipbook THE MAGICIAN OF CINEMA Georges Méliès (1861 – 1938) was a French illusionist, actor and film director who pioneered many technical and narrative developments, and became one of the most influential filmmakers in the early history of cinema.Méliès was...
$18.00
MARILYN MONROE SEVEN YEAR ITCH FLIPBOOK
Marilyn Monroe Flipbook This flipbook shows one of the most famous scenes in American film history, in which Marilyn Monroe cools off by standing over a New York subway vent. Oo-la- la! Full color flipbook, glossy, 2" X 4". Flip...
$5.99
THE WIZARD OF OZ FLIPBOOK
The Wizard of Oz Full color flipbook glossy print. They don’t get more classic than this! The famous foursome — Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion — skip arm in arm out of the poppy field and down the...
$5.99
MUYBRIDGE CAT FLIPBOOK
Fliptomania Muybridge Cat Flipbook FLIP THE PAGES WITH YOUR THUMB -- see a little movie in your hands! AS YOU VIEW THE IMAGES you might be reminded of your cat, but these motion photos were shot over 120 years ago by...
$5.99
KING KONG FLIPBOOK
A great King Kong toy! This flipbook features one of the all-time great scenes from one of the all-time great movies. The mighty Kong perches high atop the Empire State Building, swatting at bi-planes as he vainly attempts to escape...
$5.99
NORTH BY NORTHWEST FLIPBOOK
North by Northwest (Hitchcock) Flipbook You know it could only be one scene: A dashing (and we mean dashing!) Cary Grant sprints through a corn field as a mysterious crop duster swoops down and sprays machine gun fire at our...
$5.99
MUYBRIDGE HORSE FLIPBOOK
Fliptomania Muybridge Horse Flipbook FLIP THE PAGES WITH YOUR THUMB -- see a little movie in your hands. THIS FLIP BOOK shows one of the earliest sequences of moving images ever recorded, Eadweard Muybridge's 19th century Horse Galloping CHECK OUT THE...
$5.99
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK: THE CIRCUS
Discover the path to cinema with this unique flipbook - Charlie Chaplin Flipbook: The Circus Charlie Chaplin's legendary character The LIttle Tramp always found a way to have a jaunty-jolly hop in his step as he strolled into the sunset....
$5.99
METROPOLIS CARD SET
Historic film sequence by Fritz LangThis is a scene adapted from the groundbreaking and iconic silent film Metropolis.Rings of plasma undulate as robot Maria comes to life. 24 FlipBookit cards, pre-printed and die cut.Please note:FlipBooKit IS NOT included.This is...
$18.95
CHARLIE CHAPLIN CARD SET
Charlie Chaplin animation of the iconic actor performing one of the most memorable moments in film history: the dinner roll dance, or table ballet, from the silent comedy classic The Gold Rush (1925). Pre-printed Chaplin card deck (24 cards). 24 FlipBookit cards, pre-printed...
$24.95
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK, VOLUME 2, DINNER ROLL DANCE
Charlie Chaplin's comic genius is on display in this scene from one of his masterpieces, "The Gold Rush" made in 1925. Watch as he makes a couple of dinner rolls dance! Fliptomania Charlie Chaplin Flipbook: The Gold Rush Charlie Chaplin's...
$5.99
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK: THE RINK
Have fun with this unique flipbook showcasing the earliest forms of filmmaking and animation. The great Charlie Chaplin demonstrates his graceful roller skating skills and style in this scene from one of his earlier comedy masterpieces, "The Rink" made in...
$5.99
GALLOPING HORSE CARD SET
Galloping HorseIn 1872 Leland Stanford, a wealthy railroad baron, bet his friend that all four hooves leave the ground when a horse gallops. He approached experimental photographer Eadweard Muybridge and asked him to somehow find out with cameras. After much...
$18.95
FIRST KISS CLASSIC FLIPOSCOPE- 1896 THOMAS EDISON STUDIOS
Experience the magic of motion with the "First Kiss" Fliposcope! Filmed at Thomas Edison’s Studios, this historic image sequence was adapted from the first film sequence ever recorded of a kiss (quite scandalous in 1896!) Directed by William Heise in...
$39.95
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FLIPBOOK KIT- ANIMATION ACTION
Flip Book Kit - Animation Action - Guide Book, Flip Stories & Stationary, Learn Animation Basics, Kids & Tweens Ages 8+ JUNIOR ANIMATION enthusiasts are in for a treat as they learn how to use flip books to create the...
$22.99
