Long before the time of Disney and Pixar, artists made images move using a variety of -scopes and -tropes.
Here’s a nice seven-image paper zoetrope made by Christine Harrison as a promo for Beirut’s Elephant Gun. I like that it goes on a record player–you could put the Elephant Gun vin…
Long before the time of Disney and Pixar, artists made images move using a variety of -scopes and -tropes.
Exposition d'une série de phénakistiscopes en volume (découpages sur platines vinyles, et lumière stroboscopique) conçues…
Here’s a nice seven-image paper zoetrope made by Christine Harrison as a promo for Beirut’s Elephant Gun. I like that it goes on a record player–you could put the Elephant Gun vin…
How Jo Ratcliffe used 3D printing and animation to bring her signature fashion illustrations to life for one day only, at the Pick Me Up graphic arts festival.
In 1829, a Belgian physicist devised a form of animation that is akin to our modern-day gifs: a spinning disk patterned with small repeating illustrations, attached to a handle that allowed it to spin and 'animate' the imagery. Due to the rapid progression of technology, phenakistoscopes' popularity lasted only a couple of years, yet they yielded wondrously beautiful moments in time and perhaps, a glimpse of the future. Check out these big ones, that somehow set a fine tone for a weekend... Some are rather modernist... ...Some border on psychedelic... This one has the curious effect of feeling the world turning...
Free printable papercraft Zoetrope with Edweard Muybridge images. All you need to do is print it on card stock. You’ll also need a pencil with an eraser on top, scissors, a thumbtack and scot…
In 1829, a Belgian physicist devised a form of animation that is akin to our modern-day gifs: a spinning disk patterned with small repeating illustrations, attached to a handle that allowed it to spin and 'animate' the imagery. Due to the rapid progression of technology, phenakistoscopes' popularity lasted only a couple of years, yet they yielded wondrously beautiful moments in time and perhaps, a glimpse of the future. Check out these big ones, that somehow set a fine tone for a weekend... Some are rather modernist... ...Some border on psychedelic... This one has the curious effect of feeling the world turning...
How to Create Phenakistoscope Discs: Hi all, In a previous Instructable, we talked about the phenakistoscope and how to build and use these incredible animated discs. I gave some disc models and tips on how to find them, but in this Instructable we will go a bit further : we will use t…
Praxinoscope - Great Britain - c1835
A zoetrope works similar to a flip book: if you move many images through a single spot fast enough, it creates the illusion of a single, animated image. Unlike a flip book, though, in which you flip through the pages quickly, a zoetrope...
V&A Museum of Childhood Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
3D Zoetrope. Tigers cartwheel, Middle ages lego guy twirls his baton, Lady bugs spawn only to be crushed by ball. The print below the disk registers all the characters.…
Praxinoscope d'Émile Reynaud, figure la mention : "Praxinoscope animant les dessins sans en diminuer ni l’éclat ni la netteté".
Super Mario Phenakistoscopic Animation: A phenakistoscope is a spinning animation toy from the 1800's. When you spin them in a mirror and look through the slits it comes to life. I've hand animated them before, but for this Mario Bros. themed 'scope I wanted to use the actual sprites from…
Phenakistoscope - England - 1833
zoetrope, praxinoscope
Magic lantern thaumatrope circa 1890 I'm sure you've all seen a kaleidoscope before and I wrote about thaumatropes here but what a a zoetrope or a praxinoscope? Advertisement from Emile Reynaud's praxinoscope Inspired by my recent visit to the film museum in Paris and the wonderful exhibition on magic lanterns, painted film and 400 years of cinema, I've been looking for some of examples of optical toys and early forms of animation. Thaumatrope, circa 1880 Detail of a magic lantern slide - The magic lantern and bear showman, Lapierre, circa 1850 Animation is a fascinating subject. I have a few magic lantern slides and flick books at home but nothing quite as beautiful as these shadow cards A set of 12 shadow cards, circa 1880 or these mechanical slides Handpainted mechanical slide I'd love to start collecting zoetrope and phenakitiscope disks like these (there are some absolutely beautiful ones in the exhibition). Zoetrope disc, circa 1860 French phenakitiscope disk, A.Giroud, circa 1850 French phenakitiscope disk, A. Giroud, 1850 French phenakitiscope disk, A.Giroud, circa 1850 The V&A's Childhood Museum is a reliable source of information if you're interested in finding out more about early animation techniques and can't get to Paris to see the magic lantern exhibition. All of these examples above came from François Binetruy's Orangerie antique shop in Versailles. François has been collecting items for over 40 years and has acquired some amazing pieces, which he has put on line here. Go and explore his site, it really is a treasure trove for lovers of vintage toys and all things animation-related. à suivre...
Back by popular demand from some of the G3 scientists that have been with me for a while now, I chose to revisit our very fun ‘optical illusions’ program :) Before movies (motion pictur…
zoetrope, praxinoscope
Grant Thomas, of Making Visual Narratives, pointed us to this free, printable papercraft Zoetrope, featuring the famous motion photos of Eadweard
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