Round 7: Tossup 12

A 2022 Marc Shaffer documentary titled for “exposing” this person features commentary by Gary Oldman, who is making a biopic about this person. This person once cruelly fired several torpedoes at unsuspecting chickens. Dean Stockwell narrates a 1975 Thom Anderson documentary about this person’s oeuvre, which includes a work depicting two naked women kissing. A work by this person is the profile picture of Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou’s video essay (*) YouTube channel Every Frame a Painting. This person used a (10[1])device of rotating glass disks to display his works, including one depicting a capybara. This person’s most famous work depicts a Black man whose descendants are the protagonists of Jordan Peele’s Nope. For 10 points, (10[1])the zoopraxiscope was invented by what photographer whose “moving images” include The Horse in Motion? ■END■

ANSWER: Eadward Muybridge (“Edward MY-bridge”) [or Edward James Muggeridge] (The second line refers to Chickens Scared by a Torpedo.)
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-082100%0%0%0%97.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%0%20%112.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-082100%0%0%0%111.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-083100%0%67%0%69.33
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%20%0%100.40