The zoetrope, which was invented by William F Lincoln in the year 1833, resembles a cylindric object such as a hollowed out drum or tin can with narrow, vertical slits used as the viewpoints that has a series of frame-by-frame animations of an object. By spinning the zoetrope at a fast speed and by looking through the vertical slits, a person can see a rapid succession of images, thus producing what is know as the illusion of motion.
The equipment in order to make zoetrope is as follows:
- A ruler
- A marker pen
- Zoetrope template
- A circular object i.e a hollowed out tin can, drum etc.
- Pair of scissors
- A plastic thumbtack to spin the zoe trope with
- A utility knife
- A roll of adhesive tape
Advantages - It is quite simple to make and the animations are quite easy to illustrate.
Disadvantages - the zoetrope requires a certain degree of artistic ability to create and is limited to entertainment purposes only. You would also have to make sure that the frame-by-frame animations are consistaent with each other and that they are no lapses within the animation cycle.
Here is a video of one of the many zoetropes that exist today:
And here is a video on how to make your own zoetrope:
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