Like the zoetrope

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Shot by Shot uniquely blends story analysis with compositional strategies

Published 2022 | ISBN: 9781636810515

Patrik-Ian Polk

GOLD PRAXINOSCOPE HOUSEWARES Like the zoetropePraxinoscope is a beautiful reproduction of the incredible invention of Frenchman Emile Reynaud How does the Praxinoscope work? Quite simply: It transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated, the mirrors in the centre of which reflect images drawn on strips of paper placed around them. The spectator looks over the instrument and can thus observe an animation of a clear sequence, in which the