Hows does the Praxinoscope work?
The praxinoscope is a device which was invented in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. It uses a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The narrow viewing slits of the zoetrope were improved upon by replacing it with an internal circle of mirrors - the reflections caused the images to stay almost stationary as the wheel turned. If someone were to view the reflection, the images would produce an illusion of motion with a less distorted image than it's predecessors.
The Invention in Society
In 1872, Reynaud saw the replacing of opaque drawings with transparent ones, meaning light could travel through them. Reynaud took this further and turned it into theatrical entertainment - at the point in time, Reynaud noted that toys has been limited to a series of repetitive images. Reynaud then evolved this into painting onto small glass plates on a flexible strip.
Society saw the evolution of the Théâtre Optique. In 1889, Reynaud created an improved version of the Praxinoscope which was capable of projecting images from screen from a much larger roll of images. This allowed cartoons to have a basic basis to form from despite the popularity being shifted to the photographic film projector of the Lumiére brothers.
How did the Praxinoscope evolve?
In the US in 1956, the 'Red Raven Magic Mirror' revived the idea of the Praxinoscope. The Mirror was a 16-sided reflector with angled facets. It was placed over a record player's spindle and rotated at the same time as the 78 rpm record. The Magic Mirror would then create an endlessly repeating scene that illustrated the song that was playing.
The praxinoscope is a device which was invented in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. It uses a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The narrow viewing slits of the zoetrope were improved upon by replacing it with an internal circle of mirrors - the reflections caused the images to stay almost stationary as the wheel turned. If someone were to view the reflection, the images would produce an illusion of motion with a less distorted image than it's predecessors.
The Invention in Society
In 1872, Reynaud saw the replacing of opaque drawings with transparent ones, meaning light could travel through them. Reynaud took this further and turned it into theatrical entertainment - at the point in time, Reynaud noted that toys has been limited to a series of repetitive images. Reynaud then evolved this into painting onto small glass plates on a flexible strip.
Society saw the evolution of the Théâtre Optique. In 1889, Reynaud created an improved version of the Praxinoscope which was capable of projecting images from screen from a much larger roll of images. This allowed cartoons to have a basic basis to form from despite the popularity being shifted to the photographic film projector of the Lumiére brothers.
How did the Praxinoscope evolve?
In the US in 1956, the 'Red Raven Magic Mirror' revived the idea of the Praxinoscope. The Mirror was a 16-sided reflector with angled facets. It was placed over a record player's spindle and rotated at the same time as the 78 rpm record. The Magic Mirror would then create an endlessly repeating scene that illustrated the song that was playing.