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Introduction to Animation
- 2. WHAT YOU NEEDTO KNOW Definition Persistence of Vision: How Animation Works Types of Animations & Examples How to Create an Animation Storyboard and comparison with Comic Strips Use and Impact of Animation
- 3. A DEFINITION… Animation isthe creation of the “illusion of movement” using a series of still images
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- 9. CLAYMATION When the charactersand scenes are made from clay the term used to describe the animation is “Claymation”
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- 11. PERSISTENCE OF VISION Refersto brain retaining the image of what eyes see even after the image is no longer visible. The brain can only process a certain number or images at a time. Brain can recognize images as separate images if they are viewed at 12 or fewer images per second.
- 12. PERSISTENCE OF VISION Ifthe pictures appear faster than 12 per second they begin to merge into each other creating the illusion of movement. Television and movies are usually created at 24 to 30 images per second
- 13. HOW MANY STILLIMAGES? 12 frames per second (fps) 10 frames per second 2 frames per second
- 14. 3 TYPES OFANIMATION Historically there are 3 major types of animation: 1.Hand Drawn Animation 2.Stop Motion Animation 3.Computer Animation
- 15. HOW WERE CARTOONSMADE? Felix The Cat: appeared in Theatres in 1919 Created by Pat Sullivan & Otto Messmer
- 16. HAND DRAWN ANIMATION Doneby an artist who draws each character and movement individually Very time consuming to have to draw, then colour, then photograph each picture Draw pictures first, then colour them on celluloid, then they take pictures and animate them Very expensive due to hours of labour involved Examples: Older Disney Movies i.e. Bambi, Fox and Hound, Cinderella etc.
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- 18. STOP MOTION ANIMATION Canbe done by virtually anyone, with no extensive training Does not take that much time relative to the other 2 methods Uses jointed figures or clay figures that can be moved to make motions Take still pictures of the individual movements, then use relatively inexpensive computer software to animate
- 19. STOP MOTION ANIMATION Weuse Movie Maker Software to complete our animations Not very expensive because all you need is a digital camera and the software comes with Windows XP operating system Examples: Star Wars, Robot Chicken, Old Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
- 20. STOP OR MODELANIMATION
- 21. COMPUTER ANIMATION All charactersand movements are generated using computer animation software Can also be very time consuming as they can get very complicated in movements and effects All characters are fully animated with no still pictures
- 22. COMPUTER ANIMATION Can bevery expensive because of the complexity of the stunts and animations being done Huge budgets because the animation sequences more complicated these days eg. the war scenes in Lord of the Rings etc. Examples: Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Matrix, Lord of the Rings
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- 24. ANIMATION STORYBOARDS A storyboardis a series of sketches that can be used as a guide for making a film or video It contains the action and dialogue of the film Can also include the music, narration, special effects information etc. for the person to guide them in creating the film
- 25. COMIC STRIPS Felix TheCat First comic strip (1922)
- 26. COMIC BOOKS ANDCOMIC STRIPS Are they more like an animation sequence or a storyboard? They are more like a storyboard because they DO NOT SHOW CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT It shows the person or object in one place and then in another and the sequence between is left to the imagination to make the link from one picture to the other
- 27. GREATEST IMPACT FORTODAY? Animation is NOT just for kids It has become mainstream and kids, teenagers, adults and seniors. When most teachers today were kids it was very odd for a parent to be sitting with their children and watching an animated show. Now adults take their kids to the movies and watch with them and there are often “inside jokes” for adults too
- 28. ANIMATION USES Animated Movies:Million dollar industry; 1- 20 millions spent on each movie Animation & Computer Graphics Effects are used in movies frequently
- 29. ANIMATION USES Video games TVPrograms (e.g. Weather, News) Used online (images, ads, chatting) Simulations (Science & Engineering) Virtual reality (e.g. second life)