Tokyo subway tunnel as zoetrope

[J.sharp]

Yes, I noticed this on the Narita Express up to Narita a couple of months
ago, for a very simple animation of a Space Invader like character. This was
very impressive!

Jasper Sharp

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--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Re: Tokyo subway tunnel as zoetrope
Date: 07/12/04 22:00

>
> I meant to write about this one. It's quite a spectacle, especially if you
> aren't expecting it. The first time I went by there with my 5 year-old
son, he
> just about freaked out!
>
> Markus
>
>
> Quoting Jason Gray &lt;loaded_films at yahoo.co.jp&gt;:
>
> &gt; With talk of high-tech mobile cinema, I remembered I had
> &gt; been meaning to mention an interesting low-tech invention
> &gt; which has turned a section of Tokyo's Ginza subway line
> &gt; into a kind of zoetrope, or phenakistiscope. As the
> &gt; Shibuya-bound subway travels between Tameike-Sanno and
> &gt; Akasaka-Mitsuke stations, a poster-sized moving image
> &gt; becomes visible outside the window for about ten seconds.
> &gt; A natural shutter effect is created by the train passing
> &gt; still image &quot;frames&quot; with the appropriate gap between. The
> &gt; images look to be printed on special material to reflect
> &gt; the light given off by the inside of the subway car,
> &gt; creating an almost video-like appearance.
> &gt;
> &gt; Of course the purpose has been advertising of products,
> &gt; but it would be interesting to have filmmakers come up
> &gt; with (very) short films that would screen in the tunnel.
> &gt; Now, if only there weren't so many bodies in the way, you
> &gt; could really enjoy it.
> &gt;
> &gt; jg
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
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