One jump in one picture

In the picture

1. 1Run-up: the faintest pose marks where the motion begins
2. 2Take-off: the foot pushes off and the body starts to rise
3. 3Peak of the flight: the highest point of the arc
4. 4Landing: the brightest pose shows where the motion ends

Examples

• A phone’s burst-mode photos of a skateboard trick, layered into one image
• A long-exposure night photo where a car’s headlights become a continuous streak of light

Quiz: One jump in one picture (Age 15)

1. 1

   How can an artist show a movement unfolding in a single still image?

   • By blurring the background while keeping one sharp pose of the body
   • By repeating the same body in successive positions, side by side or overlapping
   • By drawing the body only once, at the moment of greatest effort
2. 2

   What did Étienne-Jules Marey’s chronophotography do in the 1880s?

   • It froze one single instant of a movement with a very fast shot
   • It recorded several phases of a movement on a single photographic plate
   • It projected a series of photos one after another to make a moving film
3. 3

   In an image made of repeated, overlapping figures, what does reading from left to right stand for?

   • Going from near to far
   • Going from slow to fast
   • Going from before to after

The answers, each with its explanation, are in the app. This quiz is free there while the lesson is in the free week.