Émile Reynaud

Émile Reynaud was a pioneering French inventor and artist who, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, developed early techniques for creating moving images. He invented the Praxinoscope, an improved version of the zoetrope, and the Théâtre Optique, a device that projected animated films on a screen. Reynaud's innovative work laid important groundwork for cinema, enabling projected animation long before film screens became common. His art combined technical ingenuity with storytelling, making him a significant figure in the history of visual entertainment.