Animation basics: The optical illusion of motion - TED-Ed
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How do animators make still images come to life? Are the images really moving, or are they merely an optical illusion? TED-Ed takes you behind the scenes to reveal the secret of motion in movies.
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear motion pictures?
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Ayanna Morris
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cartoons and hand-drawn animations.
Adiilah Rujub
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Film, Still images, Optical illusion, Persistence of vision
Badiali Assessoria Linguística
Badiali Assessoria Linguística
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The first thing that comes to my mind is the old Mickey Mouse, it's a classic of the beginning of the century, It was a very important character for the history of cinema.
Dajanara Calderon
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The illusion of movement and Frame by Frame creations. I used to use an app called Flipaclip to make my own mini animations.
Ansh Sutdhar
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cartoons
MARILYN POPE
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Animated movies
Varsha Murugan
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Disney Movies
Andrew Tan
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in response to James Greenshields Show comment
You’re so funny.
Will Martin
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in response to Jaime Martin Show comment
Hey we got the same last name lol :)
Will Martin
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in response to Kahari Blackston Show comment
Hey Kahari Blackston I believe the same with you, I guess we must be twins
