Skip to content
Thaumatropes

Thaumatropes

1984 · Movie · 7m

The read

It runs a compact 7m.

Synopsis

The 16th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Mr Seymour, the hero of the book by London doctor Mr Paris, shows his invention – the thaumatrope – to a little girl and explains how it works. The superimposition of the images is not perfect, so he invents the use of elastic instead of the usual string. Only by recording the two successive images of the thaumatrope on a title bench can they be viewed perfectly. Numerous examples are shown.

Ratings

No ratings available yet.

Key crew

Themes

short filmpre cinema