jan 1, 2974 BC - Shadow plays
Description:
Moving images have always been popular. In China, for example, there were 'shadow plays' 5,000years ago. These used firelight to project images of puppets onto screens. So projection is a very old idea.
But cinema only became possible when this old Asian idea met a new European one – photography.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2974 BC
Now
~ 5002 years ago