Before Hollywood: From Shadow Play to the Silver Screen
by Clee, Paul
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AR Book Level
9.3
AR Points
7
Word Count
37,915
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
102015 EN
About this book
This book traces moving pictures from the camera obscura (first depicted in the 15th-century but using an optical effect described by Aristotle) to the magic lanterns, dioramas, stereopticons, and exotic artifacts that preceded the true movie cameras.