Art Together Now: Behind the Animation (Praxinoscope)
From OK Go Sandbox · 2021
3 min3rd4th5th6thArtTechnology
Summary
A short how-it-was-made look at the praxinoscope version — explaining the spinning-drum device and how a strip of frames turns into smooth motion. Great for a class that wants to try the technique.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The praxinoscope is over a hundred years old but still makes drawings move.
- What makes the drawings appear to move on a praxinoscope?
- How is this like — and unlike — a flipbook?
- What would you animate on a spinning strip?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: praxinoscope, frame, drum, animation.
Try it: Draw a short strip of frames of a bouncing ball, spaced evenly, that could loop on a spinning drum.