Zoetrope Animation
A Zoetrope is a cylindrical drum with slits through the sides.
When a sequence of images is placed on the inner surface and the Zoetrope
is rotated in a continuous motion, it creates the illusion of movement,
therefore the images become animated.
Using a type of animation software called 'Dragonframe' I was able
to capture each individual image of my Zoetrope animation and replay it in
a sequence to show the movement that would happen inside the Zoetrope itself.
For Zoetrope animation I found it much easier to choose simple forms
as we experimented with metamorphosis. This involves changing one image
into another and repeating the process. The two elements I chose were an umbrella
and a mushroom- the animation is shown below.
to capture each individual image of my Zoetrope animation and replay it in
a sequence to show the movement that would happen inside the Zoetrope itself.
For Zoetrope animation I found it much easier to choose simple forms
as we experimented with metamorphosis. This involves changing one image
into another and repeating the process. The two elements I chose were an umbrella
and a mushroom- the animation is shown below.
Great to see your initial post looking at some animation techniques. It would be great to see more of this and hear your thoughts to your success trying out some of the animation styles outlined. Let's see more on here and posts including your work, character designs and storyboard ideas, detailing your possible mini moving image narrative?
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