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Lumiere Brothers
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Invention of the Cinematograph
The critical development that led to motion pictures involved adapting photographic techniques to capture a rapid sequence of images. Inspired by the flicker effect observed in early illusion toys and perhaps by Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, the Lumières sought a device that could both record and project moving images for mass audiences, unlike the Kinetoscope, which was primarily an individual viewing experience.
In 1894, Louis developed the concept for the Cinematograph. It utilized a mechanism derived from the intermittent movemen…