Zoetrope

Animation 

Animation has changed the face of film and television as we know it. Without the invention of animation, we wouldn't have well known shows such as 'The Simpsons', 'Looney Tunes, 'Betty Boop' and other popular shows and films.

As technology has developed over the years, so have the advancement in animation. The 'Zoetrope' was originally developed in the early 1830's. The creator, William George Hornor was an English man who wanted to invent an optical illusion which didn't need the use of a mirror to show off the images. When the 'Zoetrope' was first created, Hornor, gave it a different name to what it is known as now. He named the device' Daedalum' or 'Wheel of Death' which it translated to. 

However, a few years after it's invention, a French inventor, Pierre Desvignes, changed the name from 'Daedalum' to 'Zoetrope' as he believed people would not use the device due to the translation of 'Wheel of Death'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A 'Zoetrope' works by producing the illusion of motion with a rapid succession of images being shown when spun with some pace to it. The faster the device is spun, the smoother the images are for the user to see. However, if you spin it too fast, the images blur into one and become unreadable. 

As you can see on the link provided, the idea of a 'zoetrope' is to make still images come to life with rapid movement. In the video, the faster the 'zoetrope' is spun, the more animation can be seen from the images within the device. Also within the clip, it shows how to view a 'Zoetrope' you have to look through the slits within the object, this is so that the eye can focus on the image and the animation that it being created through the movement of the piece.