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The Horse in Motion cabinet cards by Eadweard Muybridge, 1878

By Eadweard Muybridge, from Neil Patrick, “FIlmed in 1878, ‘The Galloping Horse’ Is the First Motion Picture Ever Made,” June 27, 2016, The Vintage News (blog), accessed December 18, 2019, https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/06/27/46591-2/.

Animation made from Eadweard Muybridge’s cards

From silentfilmhouse, “Race Horse First Film Ever 1878 Eadweard Muybridge,” YouTube, 0:15, accessed December 18, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEqccPhsqgA.

Lord of the rings Return of the King, 2003

From Film Radar, trimmed by Author, “Special Effects in The Lord of the Rings: The Essence of Movie Magic,” YouTube, 12:08, accessed December 18, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6M8Yem5j0s&vl=en.

Royal Ontario Museum architectural walk-through, 2003

Obtained from supervisor, created by B+H Architects.

Figure 1.2.20 - 1.2.21

These 2 figures shows the difference in quality between a film from 2003 and an architectural walk through video from the same year. It can be seen that the quality is vastly different between the 2 in not only the rendering aspect, but also the crowd dynamics.