The Emergence Machine

Motion Picture

physical · Cinema · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

motion-picture emerges from motion + light + time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “motion picture” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “motion picture”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
motion picture
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion is essential for grasping motion picture
  • Succession L3 (requires)
    A sequence of still images captured and projected in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement.
  • Image L10 (requires)
    A sequence of still images captured and projected in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement.
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first

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