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Watch: An Animated Zoetrope Cake Inspired by Tim Burton

Watch: An Animated Zoetrope Cake Inspired by Tim Burton zoetropes Tim Burton food animation

Master of the edible zoetrope Alexandre Dubosc (previously), just released his latest confectionery animation, a grizzly chocolate cake inspired by the films of Tim Burton. There’s a making-of photoset here.

Animation on a Bike

Animation on a Bike zoetropes bicycles animation

Here’s a wonderful zoetrope animation using paper discs mounted on bicycle wheels by Katy Beveridge as part of her 3rd year dissertation project at CSM in London. Beveridge mentions being partially influenced by the technique of Tim Wheatley who has also explored the ideas of bicycle-wheel animation. See many more zoetrope videos previously on Colossal. (via peta pixel)

By Christopher on November 25, 2011 • animation bicycles zoetropes

Edible Zoetropes

Edible Zoetropes zoetropes food animation

First we had the Cylotrope and then the Turntable Phonotrope and now the whirling edible creation of Alexandre Dubosc called Alimation created for the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Using crepes, cakes, and towers of matches Dubosc attempts to “animate the taste buds.”

By Christopher on May 23, 2011 • animation food zoetropes

Turntable Phonotrope

Turntable Phonotrope zoetropes video art animation

If you liked last week’s Cyclotrope, you’ll dig this collaboration between DJ Maclom Goldie and the Institute of Contemporary Arts London. On the Vimeo page they discuss how it “kind of didn’t work” however I politely disagree, this thing is flippin’ sweet. (via lookva)

By Christopher on March 24, 2011 • animation video art zoetropes

The Cyclotrope

The Cyclotrope zoetropes optical illusion illustration cycling animation

The Cyclotrope is an ingenious short animation by Tim Wheatley. By affixing a sequence of 18 objects to the wheel and rotating at just the right speed the illusion of animation is created. Excuse me while I dismantle my neighbor’s bicycle.