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The Late Movies: Zoetrope

2 years agoOdd : mental_floss

A zoetrope is a mechanical device that creates the illusion of moving pictures, based on a spinning cylinder in which slits are cut. You look through the slits at a picture on the other side, and the strobe effect of looking through the sequence of slits frames the sequential pictures on the inside. It was [...]
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Alimation

Odd : The Presurfer (2 years ago)

A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures. Alimation is a zoetrope with food. It's an edible creation of Alexandre Dubosc created for the 2011 Annecy International Animated... Read Post

Spinning Animated Sculptures by Gregory Barsamian

Odd : Laughing Squid (2 months ago)

Artist Gregory Barsamian’s wonderful cylindrical sculptures create an illusion of motion when they are rotated and lit with a strobe light—an illusion that will be familiar to anyone who has used a zoetrope. Barsamian talks about hi... Read Post

Say it three time real fast: Phonographantasmascope

Technology : Geeks are Sexy (5 years ago)

Using the Zoetropes principle, Jim Lefevre created a bunch of special 3D discs that he set spinning using an old fashioned turntable to create the illusion of 3D movement. Amazing effect, isn’t it? Read Post


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