Article: History of the Flip Book
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What is a Flip Book?A flipbook is a series of sketches, pictures, or drawings that vary slightly from one page to the next. When viewed in quick succession, the illusion of a “motion picture” is created.
Usually a bounded pad of paper or photographs are used to create a flipbook, however there are many other ways to create a flipbook. The first flipbook, called a kineograph, was created in 1868. Kineograph means “moving picture” and the first was created by the British printer, John Barnes Linnet
How Does a Flip Book Work?When pages of a flipbook are flipped through rapidly the photographs or drawings appear to be moving. This rapid movement creates a simple form of animation. The Flipbook’s animation takes place in a single spot which allows the user to simply stare at the animation as it happens. This differs from cartoons that usually read from right to left.
New Age of Flip Books?Flipbooks are not just for grade school kids anymore. It used to be that the only people who enjoyed flipbooks were young adults and kids that either created them or enjoyed those provided in their Cracker Jack boxes.
Now specialized flip book software is changing the creation, look, and detail of the flipbook. Adults and kids alike are enjoying flipbooks created from short videos taken at parties, weddings, Bar / Bat Mitzvahs, or any other event.
A mobile flipbooks studio can now be set up at a party or event. The mobile flipbook studio includes the equipment necessary to take the short video clip and print the flipbooks on site. Costumes, props, and cards with sayings on them are provided to the party-goers to be used during their short video clip. After the video the flipbook is printed on site and in less than 90 seconds.
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PicFlips is a way to bring your parties to life with the newest craze in customized party favors. How? We set up a display in a 10′x10′ area at your party or event and invite guests to step behind the camera and make a short video clip. In a minute-and-a-half, we turn the video clip into a personalized flipbook while partygoers watch.
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