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How to Make a Flip Book

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Learn how to make a flip book of simple animation from our interactive media expert in this series of free visual arts videos.

Series Summary

Flip books consist of a series of images viewers fan through to create the illusion of motion. First patented in 1868, they were a popular precursor to the invention of film projectors. To this day, they continue to appeal to children and even appear in advertising and promotions aimed at adults. They were once a prize in Cracker Jack snack food and a common gimmick for humor books, which would place a very small figure on the bottom corner of several text pages, which would come to life when readers fanned through them.

In this series of flip book animation, our film and multimedia instructor demonstrates how to plan, produce and perfect your very own flip book. Whether you are watching a simple shape change before your eyes--as is the case with the flip book produced in these videos—or watching a short cartoon, this project is a great introduction to principles of animation. Our expert explains persistence of vision and tweening in the context of this fun educational project. Don’t know the role of a keyframe in an animated cartoon strip? Not sure how many images are needed to create the illusion of movement? You will soon find out in these free videos. And before you know it, you’ll be sharing the fun with friends and family. And you might just learn something in the process.

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How to Animate a Flip Book

Learn how to animate a flip book, with tips on pose-to-pose and straight ahead animation, from our interactive media expert in this free visual arts video.

How Flip Book Animation Works

Learn how animation works in a flip book due to the persistence of vision from our interactive media expert in this free visual arts video lesson.

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