MODERNIST PRAXINOSCOPE - BLACK FILM POSTERS pairing a unique editorial angle

pairing a unique editorial angle with beautiful illustration and world-class design

but this cornerstone of early cinema captured a queer moment on film

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no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and its awkward adolescence

MODERNIST PRAXINOSCOPE - BLACK FILM POSTERS pairing a unique editorial angleOptical Toy, Praxinoscope Miniature Reproduction Transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated with mirrors in the centre of the drum reflecting images drawn on strips of paper placed around it. The spectator looks over the instrument and can thus observe an animation of a clear sequence, in which the images merge and the elements come to life. Who invented the Praxinoscope? Emile Reynaud