Father of the Motion Picture · 1830-1904

His frozen-in-time images are a window into the world before the movies. Eadweard James Muybridge pioneered motion photography decades before the Lumière brothers filmed their first movies in France. Muybridge may have personally inspired Edison to begin work in motion photography. In this online documentary by Michael Linder, you will learn how Eadweard Muybridge created a revolution in photography, making him the special effects wizard of his day.