500 years before the Scientific Revolution, the mathematician Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham spent hours in a dark room studying the light that filtered in. Not only did he revolutionize how we literally see the world, he pioneered the...

Well, they're not really "magic." Maybe "illusion" is a better way to say it. As we begin this journey of the history of cinema, we need to understand how movies trick our brains into even understanding that a movie is a movie. In this...

A camera obscura, also known as a pinhole camera, is the concept that made modern-day photography possible. Now use the same principal to turn a whole room into a walk-in camera!

Tom Thomas dreams of watching the upcoming solar eclipse and together with Simka. They start building a pinhole camera from a cardboard box to watch the eclips and protect their eyesight from its harmful rays. Nolik is not excited about...

A video entitled "History of Photography" which covers instrumental developments and advances in the field of photography.

When art is generated by Artificial Intelligence, what or who can we call the artist? We look to art history to consider the long collaboration between humans and technology.

We made a pinhole camera in the back of a Uhaul! This pinhole camera is the best way to see an eclipse!

By the mid 17th century, the art being produced in Catholic countries had become a powerful tool of propaganda, characterized by a heightened sense of drama, movement, and theatricality that had never been seen before.



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A time-travelling student tells the audience about the Golden Age and some of the amazing inventions created by Muslim people. This video was created by an Epic Era Competition winner

Camera Obscura on John Peel, DJ, BBC, BBC Radio, radio, innovation, audience, Internet, influence and generation. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Camera Obscura Interview (clip 8) at SXSW on March 20, 2009 in...