Étienne-Jules Marey (b. 5 March 1830; d. 15 May 1904) started his career as an assistant surgeon in 1855, and specialised in human and animal physiology. In 1867 he became Professor of Natural History. He was the inventor of the "chronophotograph" (1888) from which modern cinematography was developed. Some in fact see Marey, rather than the Lumière brothers, as the true father of cine photography, though Marey's equipment had no transparent film, no perforation of film stock, and no claw to move the film along. Whereas Muybridge had used a number of cameras to study movement, Marey used only one, and the movements being recorded on one photographic plate. Characteristic of his pictures were his studies of the human in motion, where the subjects wore black suits with metal strips or white lines, as they passed in front of the black backdrops.
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Die Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde war zwischen 1936 und 1945 eines der modernsten Technologiezentren der Welt. Im Oktober 1942 gelang von hier aus der weltweit erste Start einer Rakete ins All. In der benachbarten Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe wurden Flugkörper mit revolutionärer Technik getestet. Die Forschung diente jedoch von Beginn an nur einem Ziel: Hochtechnologie sollte militärische Überlegenheit schaffen.
For some, Halloween means costume parties and drunken debauchery. That’s never really been my style. Personally, I like to spend my Halloween evenings eating candy and watching scary movies. Yeah, I’m a nerd - I know. This Halloween season has had me reminiscing of the brilliant horror and sci-fi movie posters of years past. Particularly, I am a fan of the illustrated posters that used to be the staple of nearly every science fiction and horror film released. These posters are able to communicate so much about a film with a single, masterfully created image that it’s a shame this style isn’t so popular nowadays. Since there were so many amazing posters to showcase, I have split this post into two parts. Part two will be posted on October 31st. But for now, you may feast on the first half.
A few days ago I posted 100 Illustrated Horror Film Posters: Part 1 to get myself, and hopefully others, in the Halloween spirit. Much to my delight the post was a smashing success! Big thanks to everyone who helped spread the word on that article. As promised here is the second half of the horror and sci-fi illustrated posters collection. Though a lot of these movies are not exactly masterful cinematic achievements, at least they sport some pretty kick ass poster art - so it’s not a complete loss.