motion media

• Motion

  The act or process of moving or being moved
• Motion Media

  Media communication that provides the presence of spatial movement of texts and images
• Motion Information

  The file or clip that is created using motion media
• Magic Lantern

  • Early type of image projector that projects pictures, paintings, prints, or photographs onto a surface using light
  • Consists of a light source, a concave mirror to intensify and focus the light, and a lens to project the image
• Thaumatrope

  • Optical toy popular in the 19th century
  • Consists of a disk with a picture on each side, attached to two pieces of string
  • When the strings are twirled rapidly, the images on both sides blend together, creating the illusion of a single, combined image
  • Demonstrates the persistence of vision, where the brain retains an image for a short moment after it disappears from sight, resulting in the fusion of the two images into one
• Phenakistoscope

  • Early animation device that was one of the first tools to demonstrate continuous movement
  • Consists of a disc or drum with a series of sequential images drawn around its circumference
  • When the disc or drum is spun and viewed through slits, often with the aid of a mirror, the images appear to blend together, creating the illusion of motion
  • Operates on the principle of persistence of vision, where the brain retains an image briefly after it disappears from sight, allowing the sequential images to merge into a fluid animation
  • One of the earliest forms of animation and played a significant role in the development of motion pictures
• Zoetrope

  • Pre-film animation device that creates the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs in rapid succession
  • Typically consists of a cylinder with vertical slits around its circumference and a series of images placed on the inside surface
  • When the cylinder is spun and viewed through the slits, the images appear to blend together, producing the illusion of continuous motion
  • Operates on the principle of persistence of vision, where the brain retains an image briefly after it disappears from sight, allowing the sequential images to merge into a fluid animation
  • One of the earliest forms of animation and played a significant role in the development of motion pictures
• Kineograph

  • Also known as a flip book, flipbook, or flicker book
  • A booklet containing a sequence of images that gradually change from one page to the next
  • When the pages are rapidly flipped, the images appear to animate, creating the illusion of motion
  • An early form of animation device that demonstrates the principle of persistence of vision, where the brain perceives continuous motion from a series of still images presented in rapid succession
  • A simple yet effective way to create the impression of movement without the need for specialized equipment
  • Used for entertainment, education, and artistic expression, and played a significant role in the development of animation
• Praxinoscope

  • Optical device invented by French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud in the late 19th century
  • Consists of a rotating drum with a series of mirrors arranged around the inner circumference and a strip of sequential images on the outer rim
  • When the drum is spun, the mirrors reflect the images, creating the illusion of motion
  • Produces a clearer and smoother animation due to its use of mirrors
  • Primarily used for entertainment, displaying short animated sequences known as "pantomimes lumineuses" or "light plays"
  • Contributed to the early development of animation and paved the way for more advanced motion picture technologies
• Characteristics of Motion Media

  • Communicates message to large, heterogeneous, and anonymous audiences
  • Communicates the same message to mass audiences simultaneously, sometimes in public, other times in private
  • Embodies messages that are usually impersonal and transitory
  • Multisensory, stimulating the audience's sight and hearing in concert, forming a complex synergism that can significantly enhance communication
  • A formal, authoritative channel of communication, where the communicator's ability to control visual and aural stimuli contributes to its power in informing and entertaining
  • Instrumental in behavior and attitude modification – attitude formation, change, conservation, and canalization
  • Confers status upon issues, persons, organizations, or social movements
• Production of Motion Media

  • Informal Production - created by people just for personal consumption
  • Formal Production - made by professionals, such as film directors, who follow the standard of the industry when it comes to the refinement and creation of motion media
• Formal Production of Motion Media

  1. Generating Storyboard

  2. Scriptwriting and dialogue recording

  3. Sketching and animation; acting and shooting for video

  4. Adding background music and background details

  5. Rendering
• Formats of Motion Media

  • Film - also known as a movie or motion picture, consisting of a sequence of still or moving images
  • Television - refers to televised motion pictures and programs
  • Interactive Videos - videos that allow user interaction
  • Other Formats - such as content on phones, gaming platforms, computers, and cinema
• Sources of Motion Media

  • Internet
  • Film and Television Studios
  • Broadcast Channels
  • Video Channels
  • Library
• Basic Method of Determining the Credibility of Motion Media

  1. Validity of Information - check if the information is peer-reviewed and probable

  2. Source - identify the type of sources used to generate the information; determine if the video is an actual footage

  3. Relationship of the author to the event - identify if the author/creator has first-hand knowledge about the event

  4. Technical Methods of detecting fake/tampered video - video smoothness, lighting coverage matches, scale and size consistency
• Elements and Principles of Motion Media

  • Speed - highlights the tone of the movement
  • Direction - specifies a movement from one route to another; refers to the growth or shrinkage of an object or thing
  • Motion Path - refers to the spatial movement that a thing or an animated object will take; displays the change in direction of a certain movement
  • Timing - used to explain or strengthen the message of the event
• Objective Timing

  Can be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc.
• Subjective Timing

  Psychologically experienced or felt