From Luminous Pictures to Transparent Photographs: The Evolution of Techniques for Making Magic Lantern Slides
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In this article, I examine the evolution of techniques for regis-tering images on glass used in the manufacture of magic lan-tern slides. This will show that, even before the arrival of the cinematograph, it was possible to have the full development of an audiovisual industry associated with objects of everyday use. The manufacture of glass lantern slides went through three stages of development. Painting techniques were the first to be employed. Hand-painting gave way to printing techniques in the first half of the nineteenth century, and in the second half, to photographic techniques, although the last two often included hand-coloring.
Language: English
Topic: Cinema History and Criticism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2606633249