Maker Projects for Kids Who Love Animation

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ALL ABOUT ANIMATION The idea of animation has existed for centuries but the techniques used to animate have changed and evolved Animation is a constantly developing art form This makes it perfect for makers who are interested in new challenges developing ideas and just giving it a shot EARLY DEVICES sentiment One of the first known devices or pieces of equipment used to create a sense of movement from still images was the Magic Lantern It is not clear who first invented it but this device was used by a German scholar Athanasius Kircher in 1640 He drew several images on glass slides and then inserted these into the Magic Lantern He moved the glass slides with string and when the drawings were projected onto a wall they gave the illusion of movement This engraving from the eighteenth century shows people looking at ghostly illusions created by a Magic Lantern They are shocked because the illusions look as though they are