There's no one father of the movies, since the technologies for film and cameras and projectors all came around simultaneously in several places. Eadweard J. Muybridge who born 182 years ago was the person who invented the motion picture while trying to settle an argument about trotting horses.
He did this with the help of California governor and race-horse owner Leland Stanford, who had taken it upon himself to prove that there was a moment of suspension during a trot — a point where all four hooves were off the ground. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 182nd anniversary of the birth of photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge.
Below is the picture of Muybridge:
Muybridge was born April 9, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames, England, but he emigrated to the United States at the age of 25, and spent the majority of his life there. So while Muybridge wasn't a filmmaker and didn't create anything we might call movies today, he was definitely a pioneer in the format that would go on to change art entirely.
Muybridge make an experiment with 24 cameras to capture a horse galloping. To display the images, Muybridge used the Zoopraxiscope. It is considered as the first movie projector.
