Cinema of Attractions Reloaded by Strauven Wanda;

Author:Strauven, Wanda; [Strauven, Wanda]
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789053569450
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2011-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

The Praxinoscope: Separation/Isolation of the Figures

Emile Reynaud’s transformation of the zoetrope put this attraction/narration tension into play in a particularly apparent manner, as seen in his praxinoscope (1876), praxinoscope theater (1879), and praxinoscope projector (1882). In the end, in his optical theater (Théâtre optique, 1892), narration came to the fore as the primary structuring principle.

The three varieties of praxinoscope functioned in roughly the same way and according to the same basic principles as the zoetrope (rotating drum, flexible strip, etc.). The invention’s originality lay in its prism of mirrors which, located at the center of the apparatus, replaced the zoetrope’s cut-out slits. The introduction of this prism made it possible to get around the serious problem of reduced luminosity, which obliged the designers of previous optical toys to opt for simple figures with strong outlines, to neglect the background almost entirely, and to limit the scene to a repetition of a minimal sequence of events. The praxinoscope introduced a new approach to the figures by emphasizing the precision of the drawing and by exploiting the subtlety of the colors.

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