Animation

I want to start by apologizing for not blogging for so long. I've been busy, to the point where I don't have time for much of anything but homework and family. 
I got sick last week. All week long. I know that isn't much of an excuse considering the technology I have but I find it very hard to motivate myself when I feel the way that I did. Again, sorry.
So now, to the point of this blog.

I have decided on another way to contribute to our project, with the help of my group members.
I am now embarking on a journey to learn the history of animation! (Hooray.)
Along with the history of airplanes and flying things (which interests me very little and seems like it would occupy about a week before it ran out of information) I will be looking into the first types of animating and cartoons. We will then incorperate it into our project by making ads for the jetpack. It seems like the only possible way to use animation and art history.
So there you go.

Now, what I've found so far:
Today I used wikipedia to get a general background on the subject I'm studying. I know that wikipedia isn't exactly reliable... but I think it would be beneficial to have some sort of idea what I'm getting into.
According to the page, animation dates back to the Paleolithic times, which is the time of the cavemen (I don't think cavemen is the correct term... but I'm not exactly an expert in prehistoric times so I'll go with it.) Looking at the drawings at the drawings that were done during that time, it is clear that some sort of animation was intended.

I think this picture found on a 5,200-year old bowl in Iran is interesting. The effort put into animating without the tools we have today is impressive.
Another example I found was the Anatomical Studies of the Muscles of the Neck, Shoulder, Chest, and Arm by Leonardo da Vinci, which is again an attempt at animation.


The problem with these attempts at simple animation is that they can't actually move. It's still interesting to look at what was put into animating in the very beginning.
I suppose I'm done blogging for now... I think I've written enough that anyone reading is thouroughly bored by what I find interesting. 
Overall I think looking to previous animation will help us out. Maybe I'll look at the history of ads and propaganda too  because I think it could help us find the most effective strategies. So that's it.
~Shannon