Thursday, March 5, 2009

Last week was our trip to the museum of moving images. It was both my second time there and my second time being part of an educational tour, and I have to say that I really enjoyed the museum both times.
Of all the exhibits, I would say that my favorite two were the stop motion strobe sculpture and the stop motion animation station. This time around I didn't get to see the sculpture, but I was so impressed by it on my first visit, I thought I might talk about it a little more. What I really enjoyed was how they showed you its appearance without the strobe light so that you could get a real sense of how the illusion worked.
I also enjoyed the stop motion animation station. It was fun to mess around with the pieces they gave us. I also enjoyed the little Monty Python video that they had playing. It was a cool little station, but I was a little disappointed that we didn't get as much time to spend with it as I had on my first visit. Come to think of it, I felt that much of the tour was a little rushed, and there were some exhibits that I saw the last time I went but did not get a chance to see them this time around.
In spite of that, I thought the museum was a fun trip. I had a good time and the tour guides there are always very informative. I would definitely love to return.