Going through this lecture series was actually super interesting, and kept my interest till the very end. I always imagined that animation was just cartoons. But after looking at the series, I learned that animation can be making a bunch of drawings on pieces of paper, then flip those pieces of paper so the drawings go by in a sequence. I was shocked that this would be considered animation, as to my interpretation animation was digital moving animation. After clearing this perception I saw all the examples which broadened my perception of the different types of animations. To pick my favorite from those would definitely be the phenakistoscope. The simplicity out of all the others just stood out and made the animation so creative. The effort and attention to detail that was present was just eye appealing. All of them had this story to tell and I kept watching them, again and again, to focus on the details that the artist might have put in the work. Another video watch was Rejected, it was not something that I would be interested in. The humor (sarcasm) seemed not very appealing and the imagery was disturbing. To me simplicity and focusing on details are and creating something is more appealing. For instance, the flipbook was very interesting. One thing that stuck out was the different speed of all the different animals, for instance, the cheetah was fast and elephants was slow. This art was very innovative and eye appealing to watch as it.  Lastly, the classic mickey mouse has always been fun to be entertained by but now understanding all the work that goes behind it was a really essential skill to learn. Understanding these different forms really gave me a great understanding of animation and made them super interesting for me. Looking at how animation has evolved has really made it much more understandable in terms of understanding how it has developed into better and what we have now.