What’s a Forza Motorsport zoetrope?

It’s been a while since I posted a Forza video and it’s not even Friday – I couldn’t wait that long for this video.

The Forza Motorsport 5 team partnered with McLaren Automotive and legendary racing and stunt driver Tanner Foust to create a short film called “FilmSpeed.”It’s what’s known as a zoetrope – a technique developed in 1834 by William Horner that turns static pictures into moving images. It’s mesmerizing stuff, all shot from a McLaren MP4 12C.

Read more on Xbox Wire.

[update] check out the behind the scenes videos too