Chronography

After reading this article and viewing the images that Marey captured, write a reflection on what you think Marey's motion studies contributed to the development of the motion picture. What makes his work so interesting?

Marey's motion studies both contributed to the development of motion pictures in an artistic and a technological way. For example, the innovation of the chronophotography technique brought forth the futurism movement. It opened the eyes of photographers to become more creative in their work instead of simply taking photos of people or landscapes. These techniques allowed the creativity that can be found in other art forms such as paintings and sculptures. As of the technological aspect, Marey's photographic gun allowed more frames to be shot in a second, a technology that later allows the rise of frames. An increased frame rate per second allowed the frames to be seen in sequence, therefore creating the illusion of motion.