A praxinoscope was generally seen as an animation device, as it is similar to a zoetrope. It tends to use a strip of pictures which are placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The actual praxinoscope has mirrors within the centre with frames at the side that has been placed within a shallow outer cylinder. This is to be able to see the movement of the animation as you begin to start spinning it and look at the mirrors. The overall number of mirrors are seen to be equal to the actual number of pictures so that the images of the picture are viewed within the mirrors. The pictures in which are reflected back give an illusion of moving pictures, which when the outer cylinder is rotating. This was invented by Charles-Emile Reynaud in 1877.
When comparing the praxinoscope and the zoetrope, the praxinoscope was better as each mirror in which the praxinoscope projected showed a clearer image opposed to it. Whereas with the zoetrope it lost a lot of luminosity in the movement whereas the praxinoscope Reynaud adapted the praxinoscope so it would be proejcted whereas the zoetrope wouldn't/couldn't be. The replacement of the opaque drawings with transparent drawings which meant that the light could shine through them.
Praxinoscope, this was developed initially for theatrical entertainment which involved painting series of pictures on small glass plates which were then joined together within a single flexible strip. The animated characters were then projected onto a screen from behind.
Bibliography:
"Praxinoscope". En.wikipedia.org. Web. 25 May 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxinoscope
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