Flipbook

The flipbook is a book with a series of pictures that go from one page to the next at a fast speed and when this happens it simulates motion and these inventions were mostly made for childrens books but were also used by adults.

The only equipment necessary for creating a flip book was a lot of paper or a notepad and a pencil.

The first flip book appeared in September, 1868, when it was patented by John Barnes Linnett under the name kineograph ("moving picture"). They were the first form of animation to employ a linear sequence of images rather than circular.

advantages  - easily make your own animation movies, cheap to make (time apart). Can be added to and extended.

 disadvantages  - not robust, high degree of artistic ability and imagination required. Time consuming. Characters and scene must be redrawn on each page. Cannot be changed easily, pages cannot be reused.