(Machine Man)

• Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
• Year: 1885
• Runtime: 1m
• Available to watch on YouTube.

An extremely early animation created by director Étienne-Jules Marey, a pioneer in filming motion pictures.

The most impressive thing about this film is that it’s from 1885, as it seems to be more a test than anything else.

Fun fact!

Marey was shooting movies at 60fps back then, way before it was cool.

See more from my study of The History of Cinema.