A Kineograph is also more commonly known as a 'Flipbook, and first appeared in 1868. The term 'Kineograph' itself, means 'moving picture' and it essentially a book that follows a sequence of images that when 'flipped' forms the illusion of movement. The Flipbook is also considered one of the first forms of animation, but it differs from say, phenakistoscope because the flipbook is a linear sequence of images, as opposed to a circular one.
Even today, Flip books are still used quite frequently, however more often than not, on the internet and social media like 'Youtube'. The access to the internet, allows these forms of animation to become viral, and opens a door for people to promote their art work and exhibit different forms of it. Flip books are more of a physical form of animation, so websites like 'Youtube' make it much easier for people to continue using this art so that it doesn't go extinct. You can't go to the cinema to watch a piece of animation from a flip book, so it is much harder for people to access.
Flip books are also a real hand crafted type of animation. They are often created with pens, coloured pencils to different types of paper. It is a really intricate form of animation, but there are people who extend further on this, and digitally make flip books and get them printed. This illustrates how the Kineograph is embracing new technology as well as keeping its novelty. It also creates new market, so they can be mass produced instead onfdoing them individually and being extremely time consuming.
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