Camera-Less Animation - Second Attempt - Zoetrope - Step by Step guide

For the second animation created during the seminar, Myself and Rhys Jenkins were given the task of creating a Zoetrope.
This type of animation utilises the illusion of motion. It uses several still images, and when they are put on a spinning table, looks like an animation.

Equipment used:
Chalk
Scissors
Black paper (Cut into a cylindrical shape)
Circular base
Template for image (We used a template from google images)
Glue
Sellotape

To Start off, We had a piece of black card and our base for this was a clock. We shaped the card into a cylindrical shape as seen above.

Following this the card was measured in length and individual marks were put on in chalk every 2cm.

We then cut out these 'viewing lines'. These are important and have to be equally spaced out in order to view the animation.

Once this procedure has been followed you can then start designing your animation. For the purpose of this animation, it was decided to use a template which we researched on the internet of a horse. This is shown below.

After cutting out the images, they were then glued onto the inside of the card in order. Once this is completed, the card must be taped together and then you can put it on a spinning wheel to see the animation. This step is shown below.

Shown above is a video of our animation on a spinning wheel. It shows the importance of the viewing lines in order for the animation to work.