diary for kev

For tis animation i will be carrying out a time lapse animation of an object decaying over a certain period of time. firstly i was going to do it of an apple but as you can see on this video for the apple to fully decay it would take longer than the time period i had available to me to be able to produce a full analysis of the decay.











Idea 1

another idea that i'm  thinking about carrying out for my time lapse would be the ice cream melting. like this video i was thinking about showing the melting process of the item but in reverse order showing from its melted stage through to the  ice cream being back to its original state. unlike the apple the ice cream would fully complete the required process in a suitable timeframe making it a strong candidate to be chosen for this time lapse animation that i am producing.

Idea 2
 the next idea that I have is to do a time lapse animation of a chocolate bunny i think that the time lapse of this in reverse fashion would really give off an interesting result showing the bunny rise up from a pool of chocolate to a triumphant bunny standing tall. This idea fits into the time frame well as it would only take a couple of hours to complete the full course with the chocolate bunny being really sustainable to the warm camera lights that would melt it quite easily. Unlike the apple the bunny would be attainable and gives it a strong chance of being chosen for my time lapse.

For my time lapse i want to do it at home on my Ipad but with me not previously having experience with using the software i have watched the tutorial shown above that has taught me how to use this time lapse feature on the Ipad. With me doing my work at home it means that i will need to require my props for the video in order to be able to film.

Idea 3
My third  would be the time lapsing of the ice melting for this idea i feel that it would be really simple to do a time lapse of because the ice would melt really easily without the need for heat to be applied to it. For the ice i feel that it would look pretty good with the ice rising from a puddle of water up into a big ice cube. it would be pretty simple for me to carry this operation out with minimal expenses. this could also expand on towards an ice lolly if necessary with the ice having many different avenues available to my dispense.

Music for my Time lapse

The music that i am using for my time lapse will be the instrumental of Cadets Slut freestyle this will be the backing track behind my animation. I feel that this instrumental will give the video a good flow and will give the tranquil effect in behind that id like to achieve.



There was a certain degree of planning that i had to go through to ensure that my time lapse was successful first i had to go through all the planning process which is  listed above then when i actually came up with the idea  i had to gather all of my equipment such as the prop that i was time lapsing my ipad and a glass to hold it upright. once everything was in place it was time to set the wheels in motion i set the Ipad to time-lapse and let the ice lolly being its course of melting. After it had finished i began editing it by speeding the clips up and reversing the order of it making it go from a pool of liquid to a triumphant lolly.

This is the link to a short survey about my animation if you could let me know what you think it would be much appreciate it
https://www.surveymonkey.com/create/?sm=i_2BGd2AkXwRKci1oFCy06cTPwriZqZgA_2B3mL7M8G0DPM_3D

proof read adams assignment

Zombieville

Characters

Tyrone- main character former sas soldier

Millie - wife of Tyrone care home worker

Sasha- teenage daughter underachieving college dropout

Zak- boyfriend of Sasha dense character no family took in by sasha's  family

The show is a zombie based drama series based on a council estate and in surrounding areas following a family fleeing from a new piece of chemical warfare exposed to the public by the government to control population overcrowding. The show will inherit the typical English sense of humour around a family from a council estate but will also possess  a large amount of seriousness behind it as the family are constantly trying to fight back against the zombies and find survivors. The TV show will be a e4 exclusive and will begin with airing 6 episodes of the first season the grippingly  interesting drama with a hint of English humour will catch the imagination of viewers with a real insight into each character's life and secrets they all lead. The series will follow the family as they struggle to make ends meet in a high pressure situation where everyday could be there last with the prominent threat of zombies constant. Each character possesses  secrets that are of high significance to the current situation around them and it's no coincidence that the group are all still alive and many millions perished many secrets and lies circulate the gang.

Market research

Zombieville  is easily comparable to the very popular  zombie drama the walking dead. Both of the two shows cover the zombie genre and both are very similar in the way that they follow a family on their own personal journey together trying to survive. The Walking dead was a smash hit and still has ongoing seasons carrying on with the huge fan favourite climbing to its 7 seasons with an ongoing story line and a still high demand. The walking dead premiered on AMC and Fox and spread to over 120 countries on its debut episode and was hugely successful with it receiving an average viewers for season 1 of 5.24 million. The walking dead was aired every Sunday at 9pm and with it receiving such massive views like 5.24 million views on average for the first season it really puts into perspective the amount of consumers within this genre.  The target audience for zombieville is a very vast area with this appealing to people of all ages and genders. The market is so vast it could easily stretch from 15 years of age all the way up 50 to 60 with the humour being tasteful and the show being a riveting watch with plenty of interesting  storylines  and lies overlapping from character to character. Once the show has premiered i would like it to be possible for the show to be available on catch up on All 4 for UK viewers and Netflix for viewers around the world. Being on all 4 and Netflix would hugely boost the presence of the show with it receiving a lot of exposure with it being under shows  similar to walking dead segment of Netflix and also on the recent day list on all 4. The time of the shows airing really can be integral to the success of of the TV show  with it needing to be at the time that will reach out to the target market. For example for my target market of 15 to 30 years old males it would be very beneficial if the show aired at around 9 or potentially 10 o'clock then it would mean that all of the target market would be able to watch it as this is a peak prime time for this age range to watch a TV series. The walking dead premiered at 9pm on Sunday and then moved time slot to 10pm further seasons down the line due to my target market coinciding with the walking dead I would replicate this schedule .

Production

Initially  the budget for my TV series will be a very low one due to there not being  a massive need for many actors and not much of a need for really  expensive special effects. Most scene would require pretty cheap items with props  such as weapons to fight back against the zombies not resulting  in a massive fee to need to be paid. With the production being fairly low budget the action shots of the scene would be filmed around local council estates in the Middlesbrough area meaning that it wouldn't substantially damage the budget. The amount of actors required for the first 6 episodes would be 8 to 16 actors with the 4 main characters encountering minimal amounts of “walkers “ during the first season. The first 6 episodes will focus on before the chemical  exposure unleashed on them and will give an insight into their lives before the ordeal that has a large impact on them in the present which will continue on through the episodes to uncover the present. Other than the 4 main characters  at the top of the document the rest of the actors are playing a very minimal role within the series with zaks  parents having a cameo appearance  and the rest being walkers and found survivors. The show will follow the family on their journey for survival and will largely revolve around  the family protecting each other from potential threats on a day to day basis.

Target audience

The target market for zombieville  would be within the age range of 15 to 30 the reason for this is because  the storyline would really have a connection with this audience range. The reason zombieville  would have a large connection with the audience range between 15 to 30 range of men is because it has sharp snappy  storyline that has been proven to relate to this market. The violence with the weapons really relates to this specific market where it is proven that men aged in this category find this field to be interesting .  Another show that has a similar consumer interest to the show that I'm making is the walking dead this has a massive fan Base within the 15 to 30 range of males.

Adams assignment

Zombieville

Characters

Tyrone- main character former sas soldier

Millie - wife of Tyrone care home worker

Sasha- teenage daughter underachieving college drop out

Zak- boyfriend of Sasha dense character no family took in by sashas  family

The show is a zombie based drama series based on a council estate and in surrounding areas following a family fleeing from a new piece of chemical warfare exposed to the public by the government to control population overcrowding. The show will inherit the typical English sense of humour around a family from a council estate but will also possess  a large amount of seriousness behind it as the family are constantly trying to fight back against the zombies and find survivors. The TV show will be a e4 exclusive and will begin with airing 6 episodes of the first season the grippingly  interesting drama with a hint of English humour will catch the imagination of viewers with a real insight into each character's life and secrets they all lead. The series will follow the family as they struggle to make ends meet in a high pressure situation where everyday could be there last with the prominent threat of zombies constant. Each character possesses  secrets that are of high significance to the current situation around them and it's no coincidence that the group are all still alive and many millions perished many secrets and lies circulate the gang.

Market research

Zombieville  is easily comparable to the very popular  zombie drama the walking dead. Both of the two shows cover the zombie genre and both are very similar in the way that they follow a family on their own personal journey together trying to survive. The Walking dead was a smash hit and still has ongoing seasons carrying on with the huge fan favourite climbing to its 7 seasons with an ongoing story line and a still high demand. The walking dead premiered on AMC and Fox and spread to over 120 countries on its debut episode and was hugely successful with it receiving an average viewers for season 1 of 5.24 million. The walking dead was aired every Sunday at 9pm and with it receiving such massive views like 5.24 million views on average for the first season it really puts into perspective the amount of consumers within this genre.  The target audience for zombieville is a very vast area with this appealing to people of all ages and genders. The market is so vast it could easily stretch from 15 years of age all the way up 50 to 60 with the humour being tasteful and the show being a riveting watch with plenty of interesting  storylines  and lies overlapping from character to character. Once the show has premiered i would like it to be possible for the show to be available on catch up on All 4 for UK viewers and Netflix for viewers around the world. Being on all 4 and Netflix would hugely boost the presence of the show with it receiving a lot of exposure with it being under shows  similar to walking dead segment of Netflix and also on the recent day list on all 4. The time of the shows airing really can be integral to the success of of the TV show  with it needing to be at the time that will reach out to the target market. For example for my target market of 15 to 30 years old males it would be very beneficial if the show aired at around 9 or potentially 10 o'clock then it would mean that all of the target market would be able to watch it as this is a peak prime time for this age range to watch a TV series. The walking dead premiered at 9pm on Sunday and then moved time slot to 10pm further seasons down the line due to my target market coinciding with the walking dead I would replicate this schedule .

Production

Initially  the budget for my TV series will be a very low one due to there not being  a massive need for many actors and not much of a need for really  expensive special effects. Most scene would require pretty cheap items with props  such as weapons to fight back against the zombies not resulting  in a massive fee to need to be paid. With the production being fairly low budget the action shots of the scene would be filmed around local council estates in the Middlesbrough area meaning that it wouldn't substantially damage the budget. The amount of actors required for the first 6 episodes would be 8 to 16 actors with the 4 main characters encountering minimal amounts of “walkers “ during the first season. The first 6 episodes will focus on before the chemical  exposure unleashed on them and will give an insight into their lives before the ordeal that has a large impact on them in the present which will continue on through the episodes to uncover the present. Other than the 4 main characters  at the top of the document the rest of the actors are playing a very minimal role within the series with zaks  parents having a cameo appearance  and the rest being walkers and found survivors. The show will follow the family on their journey for survival and will largely revolve around  the family protecting each other from potential threats on a day to day basis.

Target audience

The target market for zombieville  would be within the age range of 15 to 30 the reason for this is because  the storyline would really have a connection with this audience range. The reason zombieville  would have a large connection with the audience range between 15 to 30 range of men is because it has sharp snappy  storyline that has been proven to relate to this market. The violence with the weapons really relates to this specific market where it is proven that men aged in this category find this field to be interesting .  Another show that has a similar consumer interest to the show that I'm making is the walking dead this has a massive fan Base within the 15 to 30 range of males.

Cut out animation

Cut out animation 
Within the stop motion animation sector cut out animation is a style of animation that is made by projecting a flat character cut out from different materials varying from paper card to stiff fabrics or potentially sometimes even photographs. Cut out animation is one of the oldest forms of animation and is also one of the simplest to produce.  The most prominent examples of cut out animation used in the mainstream industry would be south Park whom use a sole drawing that is then cut into pieces that can represent actual movements. The cut out pieces are really simple to create and the animators would be able to create them by themselves pretty simple a perfect example of a person whom created her own cut outs is Lotte Reiniger. Lotte rose to prominence in 1918 with her animation skit using animated wooden rats and had a succesfull career spanning till 1979 becoming an iconic figure for the animation scene leaving behind a legacy.

Cut out animation

Cut out animation 
Within the stop motion animation sector cut out animation is a style of animation that is made by projecting a flat character cut out from different materials varying from paper card to stiff fabrics or potentially sometimes even photographs. Cut out animation is one of the oldest forms of animation and is also one of the simplest to produce.  The most prominent examples of cut out animation used in the mainstream industry would be south Park whom use a sole drawing that is then cut into pieces that can represent actual movements. The cut out pieces are really simple to create and the animators would be able to create them by themselves pretty simple a perfect example of a person whom created her own cut outs is Lotte Reiniger. Lotte rose to prominence in 1918 with her animation skit using animated wooden rats and had a succesfull career spanning till 1979 becoming an iconic figure for the animation scene leaving behind a legacy.

What is Cel animation 


Cel animation is a form of animation which is used in production or cartoon and is where each frame of the scene is actually drawn by hand. To make a full length movie it would be very time consuming  and would take somewhere around a million or more drawings to complete. Up until the 1990s disney were using this form to create some of their movies.




Tom & Jerry 

Tom and jerry is a prime example of Cel animation because every single frame had to be painted and this was done by a transparent cel laid over  background and then photographed. Tom and Jerry was an american cartoon that was created  by Wiliam Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940 and is still a largely active figure on TV right now it was directed by the two creators. The show had an 18 year stint with the years of it being active from 1940 to 1958 however with the now seemingly older form of animation that isn't used much today still gets more views than most modern day animation shows







Lion King

The lion king was an american cartoon movie classic that was produced in 1994 and was produced by Walt disney. This movie uses Cel animation also  meaning that every single frame had to be painted meaning that this would have taken around about 1 million frames. the producer was Don Hahn

Time lapse animation example

This is an example of time lapse animation it shows a series of images over time which shows the progression of the image giving it the effect that the actually still image is moving. This example shows the kiwi's progression over time and makes it look as if the image is moving. to do a time lapse animation you would need to take the series of photos in an according order so for example with the kiwi maybe a couple of images a day to show the progression over time from day to day. for a time lapse animation it is integral tat the camera remains in the same position for the entirety of the process so that it gives an accurate representation of the progress made.

Understanding structure and funding in the TV industry

Ownership

Public service

A public service type of ownership in the TV industry would be BBC. The BBC is the people's channel due to the fact that us the general public actually pay for the channel to be kept on air every year. Through making the general public pay a TV licence  fee every year this helps  the BBC continue on. Unlike every other channel on our TV guide the BBC is the only one that doesn't have TV advertisements  during their shows to fund them. With the BBC relying on the public for their funding through TV licence they will also sell some of their shows old episodes  to other neighbouring  TV channels to raise funds. For example over the years Dave has taken on many of the BBC shows old episodes and broadcast them on their channel with Top Gear and Mock the week being just a couple that come to mind. Selling old episodes of their own shows to other channels will help raise funds for the BBC to fund shows. The BBC  have a very large radio presence  which is also publicly funded the BBC have around 7 separate radio channels with all of these channels relying on the public to keep them on air with competitions a regular thing meaning that listeners would have to pay to enter raising funds for the BBC. The BBC is run by a board of governors  and is currently a royal charter which is of High importance  because it outlines that the BBC are independent  from the government.

Commercial ownership

Within the TV industry there are many commercially owned channels for example ITV are a channel that are privately owned corporate  media.  Being commercially  owned means that they rely on advertisements and public voting on their shows  to be able to make their profit to then reinvest  into the channel.

Funding

Subscriptions

Funding in the media industry is of High importance and subscriptions are a very good way of a broadcasting company making money to then fund other ventures within the business. A prime example of subscriptions would be the company Sky with their sports channels there is a monthly subscription fee to be able to view this package. So on a monthly basis you would have to pay a bill to be able to keep access to these channels. Usually when a subscription  is made they will sign you onto a 12 month contract  stating a monthly subscription  fee would have to be payed to keep these channels this is how a commercially funded channel would go about making their money.

Advertising

Advertising is of the utmost importance  to commercially  owned companies due to the fact that they need these to help raise funds. A prime example of a company  that uses advertising efficiently  would be ITV because when you're watching your tv programme there will always be a ad break to split up your shows to give 3 to 4 minutes of commercials. These commercials fund the channel with big companies such as argos paying them to show their adverts during the breaks on certain shows. Just a 30 second advertisement in between a prime time TV programmes ad break could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds so this is why ITV would air these ads from other big companies for a massive financial gain which helps fund the company along with other factors.

Pay per view

A company that is hugely reliant on pay per view deals to fund them would be Sky with them having many pay per views on a monthly basis covering all different kinds of sports and also movies. Within the sports sector they have annual massive boxing bouts that would be pay per view on the sky box office. With a usual charge of 15.99 for the rights to this event this would be hugely financially rewarding for sky with millions and millions of people paying this pay  per view fee giving them a healthy profit. Another segment of pay per view would be the movie sector with the sky box  office charging a pay per view charge to watch only recently released films that have just came out of the cinema. Many people who couldn't make the cinema screenings would purchase this movie from their sky box once available and would have to pay a pay per view for this. These types of charges help the company fund raise and ultimately survive.

TV license fee

This type of funding is used by BBC basically  for every homeowner for each tv in the house that can broadcast shows it is expected  that a fee of 145 pound a year is paid annually. This money that you pay each year is for the solitary reason of funding the BBC  with them being a public funded organisation they rely on these payments. Without paying the TV licence  fees it is technically illegal to actually watch TV and if found out could lead to legal issues.

Assignment

Step one

Depending on the type of production that you are planning the steps that you have to take are different for example in a film there would be many pieces needed to plan before your work could be deemed suitable for viewing. First things first with the preproduction of a short film there would need to be the writing of a script to draw out exactly what was going to happen in the film and allow to progress to next steps. A perfect site to start the scriptwriting on would be adobe story with it being a very simple and effective place to start writing the script. After a solid script has been wrote then there would need to be storyboards produced for every scene so for future reference the actors will be aware of their lines and what they need to do during the scenes like actions and where to be placed when the scene commences. As seen in this screenshot below this is how a storyboard is set out showing in great detail the positioning of the actors and the location which is highly important to include so that the actors have a good idea of the setting of the scene.

Step two

Time management is absolutely essential when on set and many measures must be taken before the filming is actually done to ensure that everything runs smoothly. The effects of a bad time management set could be financially crippling to a movie. In many cases filming equipment would be rented out and with it being at a very high cost per day to rent poor time management could severely hinder the set in completing all the work expected before the rental expired. The whole operation of a film has to be intensely planned from the director and actor having to be there on time all the way down to the runner who is volunteering and usually paid nothing. If any of the people are late it could really effect the production of the film this is why many time.

Step three

When making a film there are a whole host of resources needed in order to make sure that the screening goes ahead smoothly. For example one of the first resources that would have to be thought about would be actors and locations. The correct actors would have to be sourced for the role to ensure that they are the right people for the role and can really engage into the character. There are many sites on the Internet that contain actors portfolios of previous work etc etc that could be very useful to a team looking to produce a film with not to big a budget. Sites like www.starnow.co.uk are a casting site that allow directors to post ads asking for actors to send portfolios this would be incredibly  helpful in narrowing down the search for the perfect actor for your film. Location is absolutely  integral because if the film is set on a certain location then there would  have to be research put in to ensure that the film would have the rights to film in this area. When filming in a location a document such as A risk assessment would have to be carried out to ensure the safety of the cast. Other things of High importance would be arranging camera and sounding equipment to be either purchases or rented for a certain time period. A member of the cast would have to break down how many hours they would need the cast and the equipment on set so it'd be possible to understand the pricing. Many sites such as www.hirecamera.com will offer prices on renting their equipment for a certain amount of days so if it's a small film production  they won't have to buy the equipment outright which would eat into their budget when it'd be easier to  hire from rental companies. Finally another resource that would be integral to work out the need for would be props it would be be possible for an inventory to be developed to show exactly what props were needed for the film and the quantity that would be needed.

Step Four

Budget is of the utmost importance within the film industry because even the slightest of errors in planning can cause massive losses .A cast member turning up late could hinder the rental of the camera and sound equipment with them only being rented for a certain amount of days any setback could hold the team back and mean another day of rental would have to be payed to complete the work required. A document that could be very beneficial to the team when working out the budgeting would be to go on Microsoft Excel and create a spreadsheet calculating all the cost of the entire production so it gives a figure of how much the film will cost so the team are aware of time constraints etc. Things that would need to be included in the budget would be the rental of all the equipment cost of all cast member and even the food and drink gave to the cast on set. Every single small payment would have to be added into a spreadsheet so that the director was aware of the cost of the production down to the penny.

Step five

Good communication is of High integrity  when working in the film industry and it's very important to make sure that every cast member is aware of their role whilst on set. For example the actors would need very in depth information of positioning and how to deliver the line a perfect document for this would be a storyboard. The use of storyboard is massively important in the film industry because it really cuts the scene down and provides a large amount of in depth information on this precise scene. The positioning is really important because it will provide the best shot so with the storyboard the actor would be able to arrange themselves into the position easier because it's made very simple. As for the member of the team that are part of the production side that carry out their work out off camera it  would be very helpful to give each member their own task sheet identifying at the start of each day what they expect them to complete by the end of the shoot each day. With poor communication  it'd be very difficult to make a film that would be really successful without great communication so it really is paramount that every team member from the runner to the actor is briefed thoroughly.

Step six

Within the legal sector there are endless amounts of laws that need to be abided by when making a piece of work in the film industry. Firstly when filming on a location that is private property it would be vital that the director firstly cleared it with the owner that it was acceptable to film on the premises otherwise It could be a felony. So before stepping on set it'd be important to get the permissions  wrote down in black and white to ensure that the team couldn't encounter legal troubles. Once on scene if filming with child actors it'd be important that all members of the entire production were thoroughly  CRB checked to ensure the safety of those on the set and to avoid lawsuits if it turned out somebody with a previous record was working with children on set . Copyright is something that you have to be very careful around because if a certain company owns the rights to something and you go ahead and use it anyway then  this could  result in a breach

This is an animation that we made it is very simple to make we firstly made an animated figure that would be suitable for our video then we opened up stop animation and connected our hue hd webcam to it and then got our animated figure into starting position and began to take images ever so slightly moving the figure in every frame so that it would look as if the figure was moving when in fact it was a lot of still images that tricks the brain



Nick Park
he was original creator of the very popular animated TV series wallace and gromit

Early animations influential figures

George Mellies was a French illusionist and one of the most well known film directors with him being one of the most successful  of his time. During his years he was very technical and made many fantastic films in the early days of cinema such as A trip to the moon and the vanishing lady. Many of his films were destroyed  by the French army due to the plastic tape which held his movies on was seized by  the army and melted down for help with the war effort meaning many of his movies we never to make it to public viewing.

Windsor McCay was an American cartoonist  and animator famous for his work during the 19th and 20th century. One  of many factors in his rise to fame began with the discovery of the mutoscope which was a device that relied on the persistence  of vision giving off the effect that there was people moving in the films whereas in fact it was actually a series of still images flicking on a wheel .

Lotte Reiniger was a German film director who was active between the years of 1918 to 1979. Lotte had made over 40 films across her career all using her own invention of crafting out snippets of card and wire and animated them by hand. When the name Lotte reiniger is spoken she Is mostly remembered for her whirlwind fantasy film known as the adventures of Prince Achmed which was produced in 1926.

Reasons producers should research

Reasons Producers should research

Reasons Producers should research

This blog post is to highlight the reasons to research as a producer in the film industry.

Target Market (Market Research/Audience Research)

The reason producers should research 'Target Markets' is simply because they need to be aware of the fan base of this certain genre of film, this is put simply to find which age group the film would sell to the best; better target market=better box office sales.

Historical and Factual information and data

(Audience Research/Production Research)

Producers must know exactly what they are basing their own film on. For example, if a producer wanted to create a film set in World War 2, the setting must accurately reflect the era they had chosen, for example they could not send the soldiers into battle with modern day technology and weaponry. 

Demand (Audience Research/Production Research)

For a film to create a high rating in the box office, it must sell a large amount of tickets. in order to achieve this they must find the demand for that genre of film, in today market, there has been an influx of super hero films, these films are the most effective because of there simple and arguably bland story line but they sell very high in cinemas because of the high demand from a younger target market who have the largest demand for that genre of film.

Budget and Costs(Production Research)

a Producer and a director must know that they have limited funding. they cannot spend more than there budget given, so sometimes you have to improvise as a producer. To keep on track of your budget you must know how much props, crew members and also settings and flights cost, if you make less than you spend in a film, this film is deemed a failure.

Early Animation

zoetrope was invented in 1834 by a man named William George Horner it was a very early form of motion picture projector containing a drum with a set of still images put into a circular motion in order to create an illusion of motion. Zoetrope is still used in modern day with it been seen to help create animated GIFs. Zoetrope tricks the brain into believing that what it is showing is actually in motion as a pose to it being still images.

this is an example of an early motion picture device which is known as kenetiscope it was invented by Thomas Edison. The film reel is passed through a lens and an electric light bulb at a fast pace whilst the person viewing could look through the peephole to view it. The first ever Kenetiscope to be copyrighted by the U.S was Fred Ott's Sneeze and lasted 5 seconds 

Mutoscope was an early motion picture device that was discovered by Winsor Mccay and was later patented by Herman Casler on 21st November 1894. Similar to the kenetiscope this is only sanctioned to one viewer at a time due to it not being projected onto a screen. rather than being put into a booklet the cards were attached to a reel  that usually held around 850 cards which flicked through and produced around a minute worth of content.Phenakistoscope was an early animation  device developed by Joseph plateau and Simon Stampfer in December 1832 that used the persistence  of vision to create an illusion of their being motion. Phenakistoscope  used a spinning disc attached vertically to a handle.  

Persistence of vision

What is the persistence of vision 
Persistence of vision is were your brain is tricked into believing that the images that you are looking at are moving when in fact they are still images and its tricking your mind. it is like an optical illusion

my first attempt at stop motion animation

this short video is my first attempt at trying stop motion animation . my team partner was Sara we took over 120 photos in different positions which tok us around 10 minutes to produce and gave us 10 seconds of useable footage. the location of the filming was in Middlesbrough college.

my first post

This is family guy made by Seth Macfarlane.