Last week we looked at animation created over the years.

The Magic Lantern:The first animation was the magic lantern in 1671. Produced with an oil lamp and a lens, images were painted onto a glass plate and projected onto a screen.

The Thaumatrope:The thaumatrope was next in 1824. A picture was put onto either side of a piece of card attached to a peice of string and twirled around quickly to make the images appear as one.

The Zoetrope: A zoetrope is made into motion with a series of still pictures moving in quick succession first documented in 1834.

The Praxinoscope: The praxinoscope came in 1877 as the succesor to the zoetrope. it is a strip of images placed inside a spinning cylinder.

The Flip Book:The flip book eventually arrived in 1868, and is a series of pictures changing steadily from one page to the next.

Stop Motion:Stop motion is the general term for an animation technique which makes still objects appear to move, using individual photographs.

CGI:CGI (computer generated imagery) is animation created and produced using computer technology. This is also used for special effects in movies and television shows.

Rotoscoping:An animation technique where animators trace over real film movements, frame by frame, to produce an animated peice.