Awesome Animations on the Train

Closure for yet another item I've been searching for: animations that are seen from the subway. And the key is your word of the day: Zoetrope!

Actually, there's one just right outside my window on the train to work. It's on the B-Q line, right past De Kalb Ave. station. It actually comes as a two-parter: the first animation is roughly 10 seconds, followed by a second, longer one that's more like 15 seconds. Of course, depends on the train traffic! It's not an ad, rather just some crazy animations of circles and rectangles dancing around. In the second one, this blue dildo rocket launches! Kinda weird way to start the morning!

As for the animation, it seems to be on track with the slit method of animation: still walls are set up behind a viewing wall which contains the viewing slits, like a big Zoetrope. The idea is that each "slit" becomes a frame of animation as you're zooming by, so that as you see several in succession, you see the animation appear, as opposed to a giant blur.

The animation I'm seeing in particular is entitled Masstransiscope. Originally produced in 1980 and restored just this year, it's quite a piece to see in action. It'll be on your left as you look at the window - don't miss it!