I have a confession to make, I LOVE Pixar movies. Time at home has given me time to rewatch some of my favorites. The artistry of films like Up and Inside Out got me thinking about the art of animation. This week we are going to look at two of the earliest types of animation, phenakistoscopes and zoetropes. Watch the video below to learn a little bit more about these nifty devices. Materials To Gather:
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PhenakistoscopesGrab the 2 sheets of printouts labeled phenakistoscope and your scissors and then hit play on the video below. To recap, cut out the big circle, glue it to a piece of cardboard, and then cut out the cardboard circle. See the video below for some helpful tips on cutting the slits into your cardboard circle. Watch video below for your next steps. To recap, set aside your cardboard circle. Cut out one of the smaller paper circles. Using a pencil, sketch a simple movement series. One small motion is each of the sections. When happy with your design, go back and color. Bold marker works best for this project. When done, press play on the video below. To recap, glue your small circle onto your big circle. Make sure to center it as best you can. Stick a pushpin through the center of the circles. Stick the pushpin into a cork. To operate your phenakistoscope, stand in front of a mirror and face the drawing side of the phenakistoscope toward the mirror. Spin the phenakistoscope and look through the slits at the mirror. You will see your image moving in the mirror. Check out my two examples below.
ZoetropesGrab the 2 sheets of printouts labeled zoetrope and then watch the video below. Cut out those two shapes (circle and rectangle) and then move on to the next video. To recap, glue the circle to a piece of cardboard and set aside to dry. Fold the large rectangle in half, black sides facing out, the use a school glue stick to glue the non-printed sides together. The fold the rectangle along the white line near the bottom. Cut each side of the white slits and then fold the white pieces back. Snip of the white pieces at the base. Then cut out the cardboard circle. When ready, watch the next video. To recap, use a thumbtack to poke a hole in the center of the circle. If needed, widen the whole with a pencil tip so that the circle easily spins on the thumbtack. Tape the rectangular piece to the circumference of the circle. Wrap the tabs formed by the fold around and tape to the bottom. Be sure to keep the spacing so you can look through the slits. You may need to trim the rectangular piece a bit. When it is all together, watch the next video. To recap, look at page 2 of zoetrope printouts. In one row of panels, sketch a simple movement sequence. Use pencil first and then go back a color in with something bold, like marker. When done, watch the final video. To recap, cut out the strip you just illustrated. Tape the two ends together to form a ring with the illustrated side facing into the circle.
Slip the rind into your zoetrope, spin, and look through the slits. You should see the image move as you look through. You can change up different illustrations in the zoetrope. Please email me with photos or video of your creations ([email protected]). Can't wait to see them!
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