Session 2 Camera-less animation

In a small group we made a camera-less animation called a Zeotrope. 

So what is a Zeotrope?

A Zeotrope produces the illusion of motion at rapid speed of a static picture. The audience peer through equally spaced viewing slots, towards the images on the opposite wall. An open top allows light to enter and illuminate the images. As the drum spins, the slits provide broken views of the drawings, creating a strobe effect and the illusion of a moving image.

How we did it

The Zeotrope was quite technical to create and whilst creating we needed to ensure the measurement of the inside strip met the outer strip, otherwise the designed would not have been visible for the viewers. We did face a problem with working out how we would make all the measurement correct, this was overcome however by watching the video. Once created, our Zeotrope looked very impressive and it appeared that the class were impress whilst demonstrating.

Evaluation

I feel as a small group we did well in creating our own Zeotrope. We had to use our own initiative when creating it, for example we used a clock to act as the spinning mechanism and base for our creation as we didn't have any base suitable. I do feel however that we should have sat down for a few minutes and discussed the process before making an eager start, as at the beginning we started the process incorrect.

(Examples of our Zeotrope above)

To help create our Zeotrope used the step by step video guide. The video link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHmSG1j7hXM


References
http://www.reframingphotography.com/content/animating-photographs