1892 in animation
Events in 1892 in animation.
Events
October 11: Charles-Émile Reynaud signed a contract with the Musée Grévin, allowing him to start regular public screenings of his films at the museum. The first public screening took place on October 28. Reynaud received 500 francs per month and 10% of the box office. The contract disadvantaged Reynaud, as he paid for the maintenance of the system and was required to oversee all of the daily showings.Specific date unknown In 1892, mechanical engineer Thomas E. Bickle received British Patent No. 20,281 for a clockwork thaumatrope with "pictures or designs exhibiting some action or motion in two phases, which are thus alternately presented to the eye in rapid succession with small intervals of rest".Films released
October 28:- *Le Clown et ses chiens.Film created by Charles-Émile Reynaud It consists of 300 individually painted images and lasts about 10 minutes.
- *Pauvre Pierrot. Film created in 1891 by Charles-Émile Reynaud, but first exhibited to an audience in 1892 with Reynaud's Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin. The film consists of 500 individually painted images, and originally lasted for about 15 minutes.
- *Un bon bock. Film created in 1888 by Charles-Émile Reynaud, but first exhibited to an audience in 1892 with Reynaud's Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin. It consisted of 700 individually painted 6 x 6 cm pictures in a 50 meter long flexible strip. Reynaud manipulated the speed and repeated movements by moving the film back and forth through the projector to tell a visual story that lasted close to fifteen minutes.