The J. Paul Getty Museum presents Eadweard Muybridge Flipbook, circa 2005
Eadweard Muybridge’s Equine Experiments
This flipbook captures the earliest experiments of technological innovator Eadweard Muybridge. His multi-camera shots in Stanford, California led to sequential animation that is still relevant one hundred and fifty years later.
Cinematheque Canadienne presents Otto Messmer's Felix the Cat, circa 1967
Animation under the thumb
It only takes two images to make an animated flipbook. It doesn’t make for a very compelling flipbook but inarguably that is a flipbook. Some animations like Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat are sheer perfection - smooth motion, economic use of color, and a punchline.
Reebok presents Allen Iverson, circa 2001
Flip goes the dynamite
There are few better ways to witness an athlete’s technique than with a flipbook. Space and time are in control. Kareem’s hook shot can fly in slow motion, Babe Ruth can trot backwards triumphantly from home plate to third base. From 19th century boxing matches to 21st century World Cup victories, sports have long been a flipbook fascination.
Seigensha Publishing's God of Bug Eater, circa 2010
To infinity and beyond
The essence of the paper flipbook has not changed since it first appeared in the late 1800s but some publishers are pushing the medium with unique paper cuts that can lead to different sequences and breathtaking three dimensional illusions. Some flipbooks even have soundtracks. Tough score to conduct.