Before there were GIFs there were motion pictures . And before moving-picture show on Virginia reel , these “ film ” were made up of actual printed still visualize that zipped in front of your middle in speedy succession with the assistance of machinery . Our friends at Oobjectcollected a hatful of unhinged zoetropes and other simple machine , both and novel , that create moving paradigm . No photoshop required .
Each machine below has its own video , which should keep you occupied for a while . But when you ’re done , make trusted to check out thesetrippy videoprojectionson building , as well as thesewacky magin lantern .
Emile Reynauds one person praxinoscope theatre from 1879.
Making of Moray McLaren’s “We Got Time” video.
The worlds largest zoetrope.
Pixars amazing 3D zoetrope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-abfTbPcJEM
Digital Zoetrope by Troika.
Temperley zoetrope circus installation.
The life size zoetrope.
Peter Hudsons burning man zoetropes.
The Cyclotrope – a bicycle wheel animation.
Zoetrope using laser etched crystals.
Open mutoscope from 1912.
3D animation of Muybridge’s chronophotography.
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Top image viaScott Blake/ Wikimedia Commons
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