magic lanterns
Early image projectors
Magic lanterns is the plural of magic lantern, an early projection device that used candlelight or oil lamps to cast images painted on glass slides onto a wall or screen.
Popular from the 17th through early 20th centuries for entertainment and education, magic lanterns were the technological ancestors of modern slide projectors and cinema: The lecturer illustrated his talk with magic lantern slides.
Shifting sequence of illusions
- spectacleVisually striking event
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
storytelling · theater · vaudeville · marvel · fantasia · conjuring · illusionist · traveling show
Light-focusing curved glass
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- beamStructural support member
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- transparencyState of being see-through
screen · focus · optics · illumination · lumens · mirror · glass · bulb
Of a prim era
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- patinaSurface film from aging
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
curio · vintage · relic · restoration · preservation · artifact · ephemera · memorabilia
Image supporting explanation
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
presentation · slideshow · pedagogy · didactic · curriculum · academic · professor · seminar
phantasmagoria
Shifting sequence of illusions
- spectacleVisually striking event
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- performanceCarrying out a task
audience · storytelling · theater · vaudeville · marvel · fantasia · conjuring · illusionist · traveling show · fairground
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
transparency · screen · focus · optics · illumination · lumens · mirror · glass · bulb · enlarge
Victorian
Of a prim era
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- patinaSurface film from aging
- collectibleObject worth amassing
heirloom · curio · vintage · relic · restoration · preservation · artifact · ephemera · memorabilia · heritage
visual aid
Image supporting explanation
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- teachingProfession of instructing others
instruction · presentation · slideshow · pedagogy · didactic · curriculum · academic · professor · seminar · missionary
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- light mediafilm, films, movies, cinema, television
- obsolete media8-track, Betamax, cassette tapes, floppy disks, gramophones
magic lanternscomputer monitors
Visual output screens for PCs
LED displays · OLED screens · digital signage · video walls · VR headsets
magic lanternsstreaming video
cinema · IMAX · interactive displays · video games · virtual reality
magic, lantern, magical, magically, magician, mage, magus, magi, lanterns