Creative Arts: Film Project

5. Simple Animation5. Simple Animation

Thaumatrope

A thaumatrope is a disk with a picture on each side, attached to two pieces of string. If you hold and twist the strings between your fingers and then pull them to let go, the disk will spin and the two pictures will appear as one moving image!

Alternative Simple Thaumatrope Construction

Simple ideas if you are stuck!

FlipbookA flipbook is a collection of combined pictures that are flipped over to give the illusion of movement and give an animated sequence.

Activity:Create your own flipbook. Plan your idea out in your sketchbook first.Ideas……