History of Film

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The film was made by Eadweard Muybridge and was made in 1878. The movie was made to scientifically answer a popularly debated question  during this era: Are all four of a horse’s hooves ever off the ground  at the same time while the horse is galloping? The video proved that  they indeed were and, more importantly, motion photography was born.

The Horse In Motion (1878)

Eadweard Muybridge was born Edward James Muggeridge on April 4th, 1830, in England, and for some unknown reason, later changed his name to the far harder to spell, Eadweard James Muybridge. During his  twenties, he traveled across America selling books and photographs  before a serious head injury he suffered in a stagecoach accident in Texas in 1860 forced him back to England for rest and recovery.

What year was the film shot

The movie was made to scientifically answer if all of a horse’s _______  ever off the ground  at the same time. 

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Eadweard Muybridge was born		in 1830,
He suffered in a stagecoach accident in Texas		in 1860