Photographic animation apparatus and method

Claim 2

A photographic animation method including the steps of: forming a polarizing screen having a plurality of polarizing axes angularly disposed with respect to each other; coating one surface of said screen with a radiation responsive emulsion; defining a plurality of images to be displayed, said images being defined by viewing images through polarizing material and cutting said material commensurate with said viewed images, at least some of said images being similar and being oriented to have their axes of polarization angled with respect to each other; orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen; delivering radiation to said oriented images to selectively pass radiation to said screen to selectively expose the emulsion on said polarizing screen and form areas of varying polarized light transmission commensurate with said images; and delivering display illumination to said exposed screen, said display illumination being polarized and having a varying axis of polarization, whereby said images are displayed in a predetermined order.

Claim 3

A photographic animation method as in claim 1 including: cutting at least some of said images at different predetermined orientations with respect to the axis of polarization of the material.

Claim 4

A photographic animation method as in claim 2 including: coating said material with an adhesive layer and a release paper prior to cutting.

Claim 5

A photographic animation method as in claim 8 wherein the step of orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen includes: contact printing said images.

Claim 6

A photographic animation method as in claim 4 wherein the step of contact printing includes: coating said material with an adhesive layer and a release paper prior to cutting; cutting said material, adhesive and release paper commensurate with said images, at least some of said cuttings being at different predetermined orientations with respect to the axis of polarization of the material; removing the release paper from the cuttings; and adhering said cuttings to a printing surface.

Claim 7

The photographic animation method of claim 1 wherein said step of selectively exposing the emulsion on said screen and forming areas of varying polarized light transmission includes: developing the exposed emulsion to selectively remove parts thereof.

Claim 8

A photographic animation method as in claim 6 wherein the step of orienting the polarization axes of said images includes: crossing the polarization axis of each image with respect to at least one of the polarizing axes of said polarizing screen whereby the selective exposure of emulsion on an area of said polarizing screen is a selective exposure along said polArizing axes of said screen commensurate with the orientation of an image with respect to said area.

Claim 9

A photographic animation method including the steps of: forming a polarizing screen having a plurality of polarizing axes angularly disposed with respect to each other by burnishing the screen in a first direction and then burnishing the screen in at least second and third directions, each of said second and third burnishings including overlapping previously burnished parts and being at an angle not less than 90* with respect to the immediately preceding direction of burnishing; coating one surface of said screen with a radiation responsive emulsion; defining a plurality of images to be displayed, said images being defined in polarizing material, and at least some of said images being similar and being oriented to have their axes of polarization angled with respect to each other; orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen; delivering radiation to said oriented images to selectively pass radiation to said screen to selectively expose the emulsion on said polarizing screen and form areas of varying polarized light transmission commensurate with said images; and delivering display illumination to said exposed screen, said display illumination being polarized and having a varying axis of polarization, whereby said images are displayed in a predetermined order.

Claim 10

A photographic animation method including the steps of: forming a polarizing screen having a plurality of polarizing axes angularly disposed with respect to each other by burnishing the screen in a first direction and then burnishing the screen in at least second and third directions, each of said second and third burnishings including overlapping previously burnished parts and being at an angle not less than 90* with respect to the immediately preceding direction of burnishing; coating one surface of said screen with a radiation responsive emulsion; defining a plurality of images to be displayed, said images being defined in polarizing material, and at least some of said images being similar and being oriented to have their axes of polarization angled with respect to each other; orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen; delivering radiation to said oriented images to selectively pass radiation to said screen to selectively expose the emulsion on said polarizing screen and form areas of varying polarized light transmission commensurate with said images; and delivering display illumination to said exposed screen, said display illumination being polarized and having a varying axis of polarization, whereby said images are displayed in a predetermined order.

Claim 11

A photographic animation method as in claim 8 wherein: the steps of burnishing said screen in second and third direction includes burnishing in a manner so that the areas of said screen burnished in any one direction and not overlapped by burnishing in any other direction are approximately equal.

Claim 12

A photographic animation method as in claim 8 wherein: said step of applying an emulsion includes applying a light responsive emulsion.

Claim 13

A photographic animation method as in claim 8 wherein: said step of applying an emulsion includes applying a light responsive photoresist material.

Claim 16

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 12 including the steps of: coating one surface of said screen with a radiation responsive emulsion; defining a plurality of images to be displayed, said images being defined in polarizing material, and at least some of said images being similar and being oriented to have their axes of polarization angled with respect to each other; orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen; and delivering radiation to said oriented images to selectively pass radiation to said screen to selectively expose the emulsion on said polarizing screen and form areas of varying polarized light transmission.

Claim 17

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 13 wherein: said step of applying an emulsion includes applying a light responsive emulsion.

Claim 18

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 13 wherein: said step of applying an emulsion includes applying a light responsive photoresist material.

Claim 19

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 13 wherein the step of Orienting the polarization axes of said images with respect to the polarization axes of said screen includes: contact printing said images.

Claim 20

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 16 wherein the step of contact printing includes: coating said material with an adhesive layer and a release paper prior to cutting; cutting said material, adhesive and release paper commensurate with said images, at least some of said cuttings being at different predetermined orientations with respect to the axis of polarization of the material; removing the release paper from the cuttings; and adhering said cuttings to a printing surface.

Claim 21

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 13 wherein said step of selectively exposing the emulsion on said screen and forming areas of varying polarized light transmission includes: developing the exposed emulsion to selectively remove parts thereof.

Claim 22

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 18 wherein the step of orienting the polarization axes of said images includes: crossing the polarization axis of each image with respect to at least one of the polarizing axes of said polarizing screen whereby the selective exposure of emulsion on an area of aid polarizing screen is a selective exposure along said polarizing axes of said screen commensurate with the orientation of an image with respect to said area.

Claim 23

A method of generating a polarizing screen for photographic animation display as in claim 12 wherein: the steps of burnishing said screen in second and third directions includes burnishing so that the areas of said screen burnished in any one direction and not overlapped by burnishing in any other direction are approximately equal.

Claim 26

A polarizing screen for photographic animation display, said screen including: a sheet of polarizing material; at least first and second and third intersecting polarization axes established in said material by burnishing, said second axis overlapping said first axis and being formed by burnishing said material at an an angle of not less than 90with the direction of burnishing to form said first axis and said third polarization axis overlapping said first and second axes and being formed by burnishing said material at an angle not less than 90* with respect to said second axis; and a radiation responsive emulsion on said sheet, said emulsion being selectively processed commensurate with desired images to be displayed to selectively pass light along said polarization axes in accordance with the direction of polarization of incident light.

Claim 27

A polarizing screen for photographic animation display, said screen including: a sheet of polarizing material; at least first and second and third intersecting polarization axes established in said material by burnishing, said second axis overlapping said first axis and being formed by burnishing said material at an an angle of not less than 90with the direction of burnishing to form said first axis and said third polarization axis overlapping said first and second axes and being formed by burnishing said material at an angle not less than 90* with respect to said second axis; and a radiation responsive emulsion on said sheet, said emulsion being selectively processed commensurate with desired images to be displayed to selectively pass light along said polarization axes in accordance with the direction of polarization of incident light.

Claim 28

A polarizing screen as in claim 22 wherein: said emulsion is selectively processed in areas of said screen to pass only light having predetermined vibration directions, different areas of said screen passing light vibrating in different directions in predetermined order.

Claim 29

A polarizing screen as in claim 22 wherein: the areas of said screen occupied by any of said axes and not overlapped by any other of said axes is approximately equal.

Claim 30

A polarizing screen as in claiM 24 wherein: said emulsion is light responsive.

Claim 31

A polarizing screen as in claim 24 wherein: said emulsion is light responsive and pigmented.

Claim 32

A polarizing screen as in claim 24 wherein: said emulsion is a light responsive photoresist material.

Claim 33

A polarizing screen as in claim 24 wherein: said emulsion is light responsive and pigmented with a metallic pigment.

Claim 34

A polarizing screen as in claim 28 wherein: said pigment is aluminum.