Animation is a series of still drawings that, when viewed at a fast paced, gives the impression of movement. The word animation originates from the Latin word ‘animare’ which means, ‘to bring life into’. Nowadays, most animation is done on computers and on certain software, such as, ‘Adobe Flash’. Some can be very complex , for example, AVATAR, and some can be very simple, for example, this animation on a stick man which can be found on youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f1eCOuwAkQ)
Types of animationStop-motion anim
ation is the process of photographing a person, moving it a little bit, and then photographing it again. You then put all the photographs together and all the small movements look like action. It is very easy to do but takes a lot of time. Such films like, the Corpse Bride by Tim Burton. Each character in this film has several versions of the body and heads, in order to make it look like they are moving and making facial expressions. The set is also made like this, creating a dark, beautiful world.
Cut-out and collage animation is a combination of cut-out and collage techniques. Collage animations are pieces cut out from photos, magazines, books or clipart. Collage animation is pieces of that have been cut from drawing paper, craft paper, or possibly drawn or painted on. The pieces are arranged loosely or connected by fasteners and then arranged. Each move is captured, repositioned and then captured again. South Park is known well to do this. All the characters are cut-out but sometimes they bring in characters such as Bin Laden or Sadam Hussain, where they use the collage technique.
Rotoscoping is used to capture realistic human movement by drawing over real footage and actors. Rotoscoping is used in such Actors are photographed doing the scenes, and then the photos are digitally processed with a graphic filter. When the photos are strung together, the story is told with limited animation and this means that there is little movement. Here is an example which i found on youtube- (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlA51bIuvi4)
A cel is a sheet of transparent cellulose acetate used as a medium for painting animation frames. It is transparent so that it can be laid over other cels and/or a painted background, then photographed. (Source:
The Complete Animation Course by Chris Patmore.) When you think of cartoons, the first image that pops into your head is cel animation, for example, ‘The Simpsons’.
CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) is also used for 2D and stop-motion animation. But nowadays, 3D CGI is becoming more poplular. It does not only have to be used for an entire film but could be used for special effects. When filmmakers used models or stop-motion in the past, they now can use 3D CGI animation, such as in the first three Star Wars films and Spider-man movies.
Source:(http://www.vectormagazine.co.uk/cgi-bin/upload/spiderman_3.jpg)
ation is the process of photographing a person, moving it a little bit, and then photographing it again. You then put all the photographs together and all the small movements look like action. It is very easy to do but takes a lot of time. Such films like, the Corpse Bride by Tim Burton. Each character in this film has several versions of the body and heads, in order to make it look like they are moving and making facial expressions. The set is also made like this, creating a dark, beautiful world.
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