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Animated Cartoons

Cartoons have been around


longer than you might think.
In 1640, Athanasius Kircher
was the first man who
attempted to put drawings
into motion. He drew images
on layers of glass slides and
had them move within a
lantern, giving the
appearance of movement.
In the early 1800s, it was determined that
movement can also be accomplished by placing
fixed images on paper. This was called “the
persistence of vision.” To illustrate this, John
Paris invented the Thaumatrope. It was a two-
sided plate with a different image on each side.
Paris took an image of a bird on one side and an
empty cage on the other. He used two strings and
wound it so that when pulled tight, it spun and the
two images “moved,” creating the illusion of the
bird in the cage.
Mathematician William
Horner invented the Zoetrope
in 1867. It was a roll of paper
with drawings on it, placed
inside a turning drum with
slots. As it turned and one
looked through the slots, the
images appeared to move. It
was actually first called The
Wheel of the Devil but was
later renamed the Zoetrope.
Later, in the 1800s,
Thomas Edison invented
the Kinetoscope, the
first cinema machine.
One looked into a slot
where a reel of photos or
pictures passed, and the
images moved
seamlessly.
Based on Edison’s
invention, images were
eventually placed on film
that moved at a high rate
of speed. The cartoons
were all hand drawn and
carefully filmed to show
natural movement.
Today, cartoons are made via
computer technology, and the
old-fashioned method of hand
drawing every image is
uncommon. Cartoons have
expanded from being intended
primarily for children to providing
entertainment for all ages. After
over three hundred years, they
still have not lost their appeal.
Discussion

What makes the


techniques of
animation so
fascinating to
people?
Which
device was
A the Zoetrope

invented
first? B the Kinetoscope

C the Thaumatrope

D the cinema machine


What is the
best way to A Still images appear to move.

describe
animation? B It brings objects to life.

C
It is used to make movies more
exciting.

D
It can only be accomplished with
computers.
What does the
word A refusing to give up
persistence
mean as it is
used in the B remaining
second

C
paragraph?
continuing an effect

D repeating a question
Which
A
He drew images on layers of glass slides and
had them move within a lantern, giving the
statement best appearance of movement.
describes the
first animated
cinema B The cartoons were all hand drawn and
carefully filmed to show natural movement.

movies?

C
Today, cartoons are made via computer
technology, and the old-fashioned method of
hand drawing every image is uncommon.

D By spinning the two images, Paris created the


illusion of movement.

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