The Development of Animation

Zoetrope:

The Zoetrope was invented in the 19th century, this was invented by William George Horner. The first Zoetrope was introduced in England in 1834. It is also known as the wheel of life because when you put a strip of drawings in a circular drum and spin it at a certain pace it would look like the drawings are actually moving and turns it into a short animation clip. The persistence of vision creates an illusion of movement whereby a series of images turn into one picture. 

Phenakistoscope:

The Phenakistoscope was invented by a Belgian physicist called Joseph Plateau in 1832. The Phenakistoscope is also known as the "spindle viewer". This would give the illusion of movement and it is also regarded as the firsts forms of moving media. (also can be compared to as a GIF)

Flip Books:

This was created by John Barnes Linnett. Flip books were the first form of animation to employ a linear sequence of images rather than circular. They were created in 1868, they are normally considered as a toy or novelty for children. However, they were also used for adult purposes such as pornography.

Praxinoscope:
This is another animation device. The Praxinoscope was invented in France in 1877 by a man named Charles-Emile Reynaud. It used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder.


Paleolithic:
The Paleolithic era was known to be where they found the first Stop Motion Animation. Even though, the cave paintings were not able to move or give off the illusion of movement they still established the cave paintings as the first ever Stop Motion.


Thaumatrope:
This was invented in 1825 by a man called Dr John Ayrton in Paris. The Thaumatrope was the first optical toy that created the illusion of movement. The name that they gave this toy was the magic turn which consisted 2 pieces of paper and the quick flashes is interpreted as one continuous image.