In Early Modernity, it all started when Leonardo Da Vinci’s drew a sketch and wrote some notes, on his understanding about the (male) proportions of the human body, the “Vitruvian Man“. Da Vinci created specific measurements to the design of the human body, saying that “the head measured from the forehead to the chin was exactly one tenth of the total human body height.” In my opinion creating specific measurements for our drawings allows us to maintain a certain consistency within our work. Furthermore, the “Vitruvian Man“, shows a variety of angles (shown in figure 2), which imply little movement. It is as there are two body positions in one drawing, which if separated into two frames and played into a sequence it would create minor movement.
Invented in 1603, the “Magic Lantern“, is an image projector using pictures on sheets of glass, however, some of the sheets contain moving parts, which made this object then become the first example of projected animation.
The first Magic Lanterns were illuminated by candles, then as technology evolved these were lit up by greater powerful means. The name “Magic Lantern” comes from early audience experience who saw devils and angels mysteriously appear on the wall.
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