Innovations in Photography

Filmmaking wouldn't be around without the invention of photography because it made the concept of capturing an image possible, and it needed photography to come around first because filmmaking is directly based on how different still photos can be portrayed in a sequence to give the illusion of motion. One important innovation in the development of cinema was the dry plate process for photography, which proved that exposure rates could be sped up using different substances like gelatin. This idea helped develop the first moving pictures because they required a sped up exposure time, and the photography process showed it was possible, although it still needed to be shorter. Another innovation that aided the evolution of filmmaking was the flexible roll film invented by George Eastman, which allowed film to be more lightweight and resilient than other alternatives like glass. This type of film was the standard of photography for a century, and it helped contribute to film by serving as a more flexible medium that could pass through the camera rapidly enough to create motion. A final important invention was the Lumière Brothers and their invention of autochrome, which proved that color could be added to photographs to enhance their image, a process that helped pave the way for more sophisticated color processes and eventually, the addition of color in films.