Zootrópio

Movie · 0h 14m

Starring Ana Monteiro, António Dente, Inês Cartaxo, Miguel Plantier

A zoetrope is a pre-film animation device. It consists of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. On the inner surface of the cylinder is a band with images from a set of sequenced pictures. By turning it, the user sees a rapid succession of images, producing the illusion of motion.