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Constellation

Perception, time and flickering images

Created by Chelsey O'Brien

Featured in this constellation

British Mutoscope featuring Charlie Chaplin reel

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

The Time Tunnel

Memento

La Jetée

Using a peep hole and a loop of rotating still images, mutoscopes control the point of view of the audience while also creating the illusion of depth. Filmmakers have since put optical tricks to work creating surreal scenes.

British Mutoscope featuring Charlie Chaplin reel → The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring