Early Animation

Persistence of Vision
Persistence of Vision

Ages

All ages

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

Nation

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

This guides provides a brief introduction to early animation techniques and the pioneering work of Eadweard Muybridge and Georges Méliès.

This guide has been developed to support Into Film's Animation Challenge, a new animation competition to encourage film clubs to start animating in the classroom and beyond.

This resource includes

This Resource Supports

  • Film Studies
  • Media Studies
  • Moving Image Arts

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