Charles-Émile Reynaud

Charles-Émile Reynaud
Born	December 8, 1844(1844-12-08) Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Died	January 9, 1918(1918-01-09) (aged 73) Ivry-sur-Seine, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
Occupation	science teacher, inventor

Charles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French science teacher, responsible for the first projected animated cartoon films. Reynaud created the Praxinoscope in 1877 and the Théâtre Optique in December 1888, and on 28 October 1892 he projected the first animated film in public, Pauvre Pierrot, at the Musée Grévin in Paris. This film is also notable as the first known instance of film perforations being used.

Ryanaud died in a hospice on the banks of the Seine where he had been cared for since 29 March 1917. His late years were tragic from 1910 when, crushed by the new Cinematograph, dejected and penniless, he threw the greater part of his irreplaceable work and unique equipment into the Seine as the public had deserted his "Théatre Optique" shows which had been a celebrated attraction at the Musée Grevin between 1892 and 1900.

Charles-Émile Reynaud and his théâtre optique in 1892.

Filmography

Year	Film
1892	Un bon bock
	Pauvre Pierrot
	Le Clown et ses chiens
1894	Rêve au coin du feu
1895	Autour d'une cabine

Some of his first creations (1877-1879)

• Bande animée de La Rosace Magique

• Bande animée de Le Trapèze

• Bande animée de Le singe musicien

• Bande animée de Le fumeur

A work by Reynaud

Série 1

• L'Aquarium
• Le Jongleur
• L'Equilibriste
• Le Repas des Poulets
• Les Bulles de Savon
• Le Rotisseur
• La Danse sur la Corde
• Les Chiens Savants
• Le Jeu de Corde
• Zim, Boum, Boum

PROMOTION,PANTOMIMES

Série 2

• Les Scieurs de Long
• Le Jeu du Volant
• Le Moulin à Eau
• Le Déjeuner de Bébé
• La Rosace Magique
• Les Papillons
• Le Trapèze
• La Nageuse
• Le Singe Musicien
  

  Lanature1882 praxinoscope projection
• La Glissade

Série 3

• La Charmeuse
• La Balançoire
• L'Hercule
• Les Deux Espiègles
• Le Fumeur
• Le Jeu de grâces
• L'Amazone
• Le Steeple-chase
• Les Petits valseurs
• Les Clowns

His films were not photographed, but drawn directly onto the transparent strip. In 1900, more than 500,000 people had attended these screenings.

LaNature1907 Stereo-Cinema reynaud.jpg

His inventions

• The praxinoscope, in 1876,
• The praxinoscope-jouet( praxinoscope-toy ), in 1877.
• The praxinoscope-théâtre, in 1879.
• The praxinoscope of projection, in 1880.
• Comics with central perforation.
• The théâtre optique, in 1888,
• The stéréo-cinéma, in 1907, Pictures and some animations in3D.

Books and references

• Dominique Auzel, Émile Reynaud et l'image s'anima biographie d'Émile Reynaud
  • éditions du May (1992), ISBN 2-906450-72-3 (photos en couleurs)
  • And at Dreamland éditeur (2000), ISBN 2-910027-37-6 (photos en noir et blanc)

External links

• Charles-Émile Reynaud at the Internet Movie Database
• Who's Who of Victorian Cinema Biography
• Biography
• Biography

Persondata
Name	Reynaud, Charles-Emile
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 December 1844
Place of birth	Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Date of death	9 January 1918
Place of death	Ivry-sur-Seine, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France