kinetoscope
Early film device
A kinetoscope was an early motion picture device invented by Thomas Edison's laboratory in the 1890s.
Unlike later projectors, it was a peephole viewer—one person looked through an eyepiece to watch a short film loop.
The kinetoscope was a novelty attraction in arcades before projected cinema made it obsolete.
Creator of original devices
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- Menlo ParkNew Jersey invention site
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
innovation · peephole · parlor · coin-operated · exhibition · demonstration · 1891 · Newark
Door-mounted viewing lens
- eyepieceLens you look through
- magnifyingIncreasing perceived size
- individualOne separate human being
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
parlor · arcade · nickel · patron · cabinet · box · lens · illumination
Transparent flammable synthetic material
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- footageRecorded video material
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
- silentProducing no sound
black-and-white · loops · sprockets · perforations · 35mm · strips · exposure · emulsion
Technique creating movement illusion
Of a prim era
- 1890sFinal Victorian years
- LumièreFrench term for light
- noveltyQuality of being original
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
arcade · vaudeville · entertainment · exhibition · attraction · curiosity · pioneering · prototype
inventor
Creator of original devices
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- Menlo ParkNew Jersey invention site
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
phonograph · innovation · peephole · parlor · coin-operated · exhibition · demonstration · 1891 · Newark
peephole
Door-mounted viewing lens
- eyepieceLens you look through
- magnifyingIncreasing perceived size
- individualOne separate human being
solitary · parlor · arcade · nickel · patron · cabinet · box · lens · illumination · backlit
celluloid
Transparent flammable synthetic material
silent · black-and-white · loops · sprockets · perforations · 35mm · strips · exposure · emulsion · nitrate
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
Victorian
Of a prim era
fairground · arcade · vaudeville · entertainment · exhibition · attraction · curiosity · pioneering · prototype · predecessor
kinetoscopecinematograph
Early film projection device
projector · movie projector · magic lantern · IMAX · cinema screen
kinetoscopephotograph
Image from a camera
daguerreotype · still camera · stereoscope · snapshot · portrait
kinetoscopedigital video
Computerized moving images
streaming video · VR headset · digital cinema · 4K display · hologram
scope, cinema, telescope, microscope, kinetic, cinematic, periscope, telekinesis, cinematographer