Neanderthal Animation?

[Noddy]

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[Toddy]

I heard it suggested years ago, but to see such simple animation makes it so clear
Makes you wonder just how long 'humanity', in all of it's guises, has been so aware.
Excellent stuff

cheers,
M

 

[crosslandkelly]

Amazing stuff. Cheers.

 

[Retired Member southey]

its like Manny's story in the documentary depicting the social interactions between early tribe forming humans and a rag tag band of animals consisting of a mammoth, sabre tooth and a sloth.

 

[Dannytsg]

A very good video. Thanks for sharing

 

[HillBill]

Lovely ..

 

[boatman]

Yes, thanks for that link. Not neanderthal though? Is then the Lascaux painting of "swimming" deer really an animation? Anybody able to try to animate it?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...9ZULOcBOPU0QWCvoC4Aw&ved=0CC8Q9QEwAw&dur=1932

 

[Retired Member southey]

I don't understand why this a new thing, aren't the pictos depicting animal behaviour? animals aren't stationary so it would be understandable that there would be more than one drawing of the same thing to show movement and poise?

 

[Wook]

I'm willing to accept that may be why ancient man duplicated various body parts in their cave paintings, but I'm unconvinced that it is certainly the reason.

There's a good section in Terry Pratchett where they meet a kind of proto-aborigine and try to "school" him on Euclidian perspective:

“Interesting thing, these fellows never seem to get the idea of perspective-'
The Bursar thought, or received the thought: that's because perspective is a lie. If I know a pond is round then why should I draw it oval? I will draw it round because round is true. Why should my brush lie to you just because my eye lies to me?”

Ancient man may have been rendering visible levels of representation we as modern humans have lost the ability to appreciate. If we went to them with our "animation" theory, they might regard it as a tremendously narrow and short sighted way of thinking.

 

[fishfish]

its like Manny's story in the documentary depicting the social interactions between early tribe forming humans and a rag tag band of animals consisting of a mammoth, sabre tooth and a sloth.

hey lord of the flame.....tails on fire!

 

[dwardo]

I wonder if the pictures of the Big cats were used to tell stories and scare the little ones to bits. Lovely thought.

 

[superc0ntra]

Interesting, I'd love to see an actual video of cave paintings under moving torchlight to see what the effects are.

 

[HillBill]

I bet they work best with a flickering fire

 

[Gaudette]

Cheers for the post I was looking for a, " search of the day subject"! I have this image of these caves being early cinemas rather than deeply mystical places. With kiddies sat around in awe of the images brought about by the projectionist ( man with torch). Seriously thanks for the post it's an intriguing theory.


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[JohnC]

I recall this film http://www.npr.org/2011/12/09/143350780/herzogs-doc-brings-prehistoric-paintings-to-life
where the director was moving lights/camera angles as well..
Fascinating ideas..