Magic - Scientific Diversions and Stage Illusions
Including Trick Photography
(Compiled and edited by Albert A. Hopkins, 1897 - excerpts)
Book III. Science in the Theater, Chapter VI. A Trip to the Moon"...By trigonometric mensuration of the shadows, and application of their values by perspective, the artist is enabled to represent the general features of the landscape with fidelity. These scenes are lighted from behind by four arc lights, by bunch lights and footlights, and the combined candle power is eight thousand five hundred candles. This brings out the contrast of the landscape in this dead world. From the moon surface, the earth always seems to occupy the same place, and reflects to the moon a part of the light received from the sun. The phenomena of earthlight and sunlight upon the moon are given by transparent places in the scene representing sky, and lit up by a lantern. The mountain on either side has each a lantern, whose light is permitted to fall on the deep by gradually lowering the screen. A modified arc light illuminates the front of the scene and gives the earth light."
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Book V. Photographic Diversions, Chapter III. The Projection of Moving Pictures
"The 'cinematograph' camera, invented by the Messrs. Lumiere & Sons, works on a somewhat different principle from those we have already described."
