Moving Pictures: How They Are Made and Worked

"Moving Pictures: How They Are Made and Worked" by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot is a book about the exciting history and science behind the first motion pictures. It takes you back to a time when capturing moving images seemed impossible, explaining important changes, like how photography went from needing long exposure times to freezing moments in an instant. The book highlights the clever inventions and experiments that made movies possible, and also talks about how our eyes and brains trick us into seeing a series of still pictures as one continuous, moving scene. It's a journey of discovery, showing how dedicated inventors overcame big challenges to bring motion pictures to life, setting the stage for the detailed explanations of film production and showing movies in the chapters that follow.