How to Make a Phonotrope Video with Drawn Animation (2019)

November 26, 2019 (NL) • Documentary • 8m

Overview

A device that can create the illusion of movement can be built by coupling the speed of a rotating disc to the recording frame rate of a camera. This so-called phonotrope is a contemporary version of the phenakistiscope. In her how-to video, Tess Martin explains how this technique works and how it was used in her film “Orbit.”