so today i attempted to add some more to the praxinoscope frame. with regards to the outter circle, i took away the height of it and now just have the top and the bottom circles, i will change the height that it was later on after finishing the middle section.
i have brought a mirror, and decided i would cut this up to the right sizes to make the praxinoscope mirror section in the middle. when i measured this out i worked out how big each section would be with 24 frames, this would work out as only 2cm per section of mirror. instead i am now going with 12 frames in my sequence, this will mean that the image will not be so small and skinny as if i were to make it with 24 frames.
i have researched and found out the formula for figuring out how big each frame will have to be, this is ((2*pi*radious)/No. of frames which is 12). with this equation all the frames should work out to be the exactly the same for a smoother animation.
I have done an experiment, making a smaller and simpler version of the praxinascope, with only testing out how the lens works with an image.
With this I have simply used my mobile phone, a shoebox and a lens, the mobile phone being attached to the phone to adjust the distance the phone is from the lens. By adjusting this I could then focus the image, and also make it smaller or larger.
Attached I have put photos up which show the box and the lens. It also shows that the phone is flipped upside down with regards to the image which is showing, this is because when the image hits the lens, the image is flipped and turned the other way. This means that when I make the praxinoscope, I will have to remember to put the image in upside down, otherwise it will not come out the right way.. knowing from previous experiences, this is something that will probably happen even though I have thought about it before, I tend to forget the important things as I am in the moment of making it.
The Image that I projected onto the wall ended up being about 5 times larger than the phone screen, the light from the phone was strong enough to get an image on the wall, however not strong enough to photograph it. This is why I will need to buy light bulbs to use as it is a stronger light which I can plug in at the same time.
The frame for the Praxinoscope. This is what was made on the second day of working on this, with the help of josh, his ideas and welding skills we were able to make this frame, something which was more sturdy and worked a lot better than the previous frame before. There is a catch half way which allows the frame to expand or decrease in size, meaning that the chain is able to be pulled taught and stay on this time.
Here are some images attached which are taken of the frame, before I added the wooden praxinoscope on top of the wheel.
Time for the ‘lanterns’. The lanterns which I ordered, I thought were going to be larger than what they were. So I have improvised. I have used the heads and added on the top of each lantern. From here I have also added some thick string through the the top which will be the new place where you hold onto the lantern instead of the wire loop which was there to begin with. I like these lanterns more now as it makes them fit in more with everything else in the room. However i still want to carve each passage into the lanterns which will tell the story through each lantern and even show it on the wall with shadow words. Attached is a picture with 3 different lanterns. Two with two heads and one with 3 heads, I will have 3 of each type, and one with 4 heads, which will be the large lantern out of the 7. The one large lantern I will use as the final part of the story, when it all comes to an end.
More Angels! well one angel and two ‘humans’….
Here is an image of more of the little people I have been making, I have made one of the angels appear as if it is holding a rope which is hanging a person. This person will be put over some of the led candles to make it look as if the person is being burned as well. This one will have to be held by the rope which will have to be attached so something else as well as the angel statue as it will not be able to hold the person which is being hung by itself. For now I have attached the rope to a wooden block which has been clamped in a vice, just to get an idea of what it will look like. I have added 3 images of the man with the noose around his neck, the angel which has not had its wings added on yet and an image of the angel holding the rope which is around the humans neck. .
The fourth image is an image of another ‘human’ I have created. I will put this one in front of another angel, as if it is begging the angel to let him live.
