Any one reading this site SHOULD know what a zoetrope is, and if you don’t you might wanna brush up on your film/animation history. Animation has come a long way since this little invention where a viewer once had to spin this cylindrical device and stare into the tiny slits to see a rapid succession of images produce the illusion of motion. Now, all one need to do is create a few images on a digital timeline with the touch of a keyboard or tablet, and then hit enter to see the motion of images instantaneously. But in the case of Ayse Unal, of Anima Istanbul, and compostor Ilhan Poyraz, they have teamed up to recreate the experience of viewing a zoetrope in a modern way with this promo for Instanbul’s IF 2009 independent film festival.
Commissioned by Medina Turgul DDB, Ayse Unal, led a team of artists which included Ilhan Poyraz, Enes Bilgin, Jean Michel Berhorel, Flash animator, Erhan Gezen, and music composed by Cevdet Erek. Spotted on Motionographer.com.
