History of the zoetrope

Zoetrope is a vintage toy that is used a lot in animation. It was originally developed in 1830s. The Zoetrope has recently been a large feature in the film, “The Woman In Black” and is used as quite a spooky object in many horror films. 

The zoetrope consists of a cilinder shaped object with slits missing down the sides in which you can place your images and see them step by step and broken down creating the idea that it's moving in our mind. The slits in the cilinder simply stop the images blurring out and giving our eyes a second break. 

The modern zoetrope was invented in 1834 by British mathematician William George Horner. He called the zoetrope "Daedalum," which translates as "the wheel of the devil" this has been said to be due to the high religious belief in them times linking to the devil and god.