zoetrope
Slotted motion cylinder
A zoetrope is a cylindrical device that creates the illusion of motion.
Images on the inside of a spinning drum are viewed through vertical slits, making sequential pictures appear to move—a precursor to cinema.
The term now applies to any device or art installation using this principle: The animator built a zoetrope to demonstrate persistence of vision.
Sequential-image animation booklet
- magic lanternOil-lit painted slide projector
- stereoscopeBinocular depth-illusion device
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
- kinetoscopeEarly motion picture viewer
bioscope · projector · camera obscura · cylinder · slits · drum · spindle · strobe
Rigid enclosing structures
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- loopCurve closing on itself
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
flicker · illusion · slits · cylinder · strobe · animated · kinetoscope
Revolving around an axis
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- hand-crankedTurned by rotating lever
- childrenYoung human beings
- playthingObject for amusement
educational · novelty · entertainment · replica · kit · DIY · craft · hobbyist
Retained retinal image phenomenon
- stroboscopicPulsed-light motion analysis
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
- afterimageLingering visual impression
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- parlorFormal room for visitors
invention · curiosity · novelty · mechanical · historical · heritage · period · vintage
Of a prim era
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- noveltyQuality of being original
- collectibleObject worth amassing
19th-century · nostalgia · curiosity · period piece · brass · hand-cranked
Lingering visual impression
- retinalOf eye's inner lining
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- stroboscopicPulsed-light motion analysis
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
Visually striking event
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- drawing roomFormal reception space
- curiosityDesire to learn
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Sequential-image animation booklet
- magic lanternOil-lit painted slide projector
- stereoscopeBinocular depth-illusion device
- kaleidoscopeTube with rotating color symmetry
kinetoscope · bioscope · projector · camera obscura · cylinder · slits · drum · spindle · strobe
frames
Rigid enclosing structures
rotation · flicker · illusion · slits · cylinder · strobe · animated · kinetoscope
spinning
Revolving around an axis
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- hand-crankedTurned by rotating lever
- childrenYoung human beings
plaything · educational · novelty · entertainment · replica · kit · DIY · craft · hobbyist · desktop
persistence of vision
Retained retinal image phenomenon
- stroboscopicPulsed-light motion analysis
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
- afterimageLingering visual impression
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
parlor · invention · curiosity · novelty · mechanical · historical · heritage · period · vintage · relic
Victorian
Of a prim era
collectible · 19th-century · nostalgia · curiosity · period piece · brass · hand-cranked
afterimage
Lingering visual impression
- retinalOf eye's inner lining
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- stroboscopicPulsed-light motion analysis
perception · eye · shutter · interval
spectacle
Visually striking event
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- drawing roomFormal reception space
curiosity · novelty · children's toy · educational toy · showpiece
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- Film Technologycamera, projector, film reel, film stock, cinematograph
- obsolete technologyVHS, 8-tracks, VHS tapes, cassette tape, cassette tapes
- old machinessteam engine, printing press, telegraph, typewriter, sewing machine
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
- early cinemakinetoscope, cinematograph, bioscope, silent film, nickelodeon
zoetropedigital animation
Computer-generated moving images
CGI · film projector · movie projector · streaming video · computer graphics
zoetropefreeze frame
Halted motion picture image
painting · photograph · snapshot · tableau · portrait