6 tips for making amazing flipbooks | We The Curious

Flipbooks are amazing. Books of still images that look like theyre moving when flipped through. What could be simpler? And yet since the humble flipbook was patented in 1868, its paved the way for the invention of the films, TV, and computer games we know today.

Flipbooks are like animated movies you can carry in your pocket, and the best thing about them is theyre really easy to make. Learn how to make your own in this video!

This video was presented by: Paul Cornish

Produced by: Adam Richardson & Paul Cornish

Music: Audio Networks

A massive thanks to the Year 6 pupils at Hareclive E-Act Academy whose ideas, questions and prototypes have inspired this video as part of our Hareclive in Space project. This video was inspired by a prototype of a planetary flipbook by the Hareclive pupils. Many thanks to Room 13 (https://www.room13hareclive.org.uk/) for their support and expertise and to the Science and Technology Facilities Council (https://stfc.ukri.org/) for funding this project.

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