+
Website
Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Optical Room

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour through the history of moving images from the earliest times into the mid-1910s. The tour begins with pre-cinema devices and practices, including shadow plays and optical toys, and covers film and photography pioneers and...
+
Activity
George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Create a Phenakistoscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Phenakistoscope. You may not be able to pronounce it, but with these easy to follow instructions you can make one. Have fun creating one of the earliest cinematography devices and watch your pictures come to life. Includes a printable...
+
Activity
George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: How to Make a Camera Obscura [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource provides history and background information about the camera obscura. There are also easy to follow instructions for you to make your own version of the camera obscura to better understand the history and technology behind...