SHADOW ZOETROPE

Progress is not a straight line. Over the last three months, I have been working with Tom Tuke (Uconn MFA Puppet Arts candidate) and Kevin Marinelli (UConn Puppet Arts enthusiast) to develop an inverted zoetrope that will project a shadow image of a hopping bunny. Using a system of strategically placed magnets the zoetrope is equipped with a custom-made circuit board that allows a very bright LED light to turn on and off at a speed consistent with the turn rate of the zoetrope. It's a magic trick that requires precision and we are still fine-tuning the details but just seeing how close we are to creating this not-so-simple machine is exhilarating! ​