jun 1, 1878 - The Horse In Motion

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For the first several years after its inception, much of the spectacle of film came from its exhibition as a new and exciting invention rather than for its capability to convey a narrative. While there are many films that try and claim the title of first, it is widely regarded that the first motion picture was The Horse in Motion, captured by Eadward Muybridge in 1878. An avid racehorse lover, Leland Stanford, had recruited Muybridge to investigate the galloping of a horse, as a debate had arisen about how the horse moved when operating at such fast speeds. Utilizing tripwire and timed photographs, Muybridge was able to capture the movement of the horse at various stages in its gallop and produce the resulting motion picture. Muybridge would dedicate much of his time from 1872-1885 to the study of animal locomotion via quick sequential images, creating a series of works he called “a work for the art connoisseur, the scientist, the artist, and the student of art or of nature: Animal Locomotion”.

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