Zoetrope and Praxinoscope
Purpose
The purpose of a Zoetrope was to entertain both adults and children in the 1800’s. Zoetrope’s and Praxinoscope’s are basically optical illusions, they spin so fast that the brain and the eyes can’t process it quick enough making it looks like the static pictures are a moving animation. They are the earliest forms of animation.
Resources/Techniques
As the Zoetrope was created before the advance in technology (Computers/Cameras) they were actually quite simply made with card (images), holes cut into it to look through and something to spin the Zoetrope round.
Qualities and Weaknesses
Although they had a lot of weaknesses, for example the lack of sound and technology, they do have some good qualities. They were very inventive for their time and were cheap & easy to make.
Zoetrope
Praxinoscope
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