ANIMATION RESEARCH

PRESENTATION
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Brief
Key developments in the history of animation
The major animators-animation studios in 20th century
Evaluate 3 styles of animation
Evaluate the application and how they produced the
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History of Animation
Early history before film 1600-1800

Traditional Animation 1900- 1990

Silent animation
Early Walt Disney

Television animation

Modern area 1991-2016

Early history 1600-1800

1824

1831

1834

1868

Thaumatrope
- a rotating
withpredecessor
a different picture
on each
The Magic Lantern
- antoy
early
projector
using
side,
and
is
attached
to
two
pieces
of
string.
pictures
on sheets-of
glass. It cardboard
consisted disk
of a that
translucent
Phenakistoscope
a spinning
created oil
the
aofsimple
and
aby
candle
orin
oil
lamp.
Zoetrope
a rotating
drum
lined
a band
ofa mirror
pictures
that
Flip
bookpainting,
- illusion
A-book
presents
alens
series
of pictures
in
rapid
succession
movement
when
viewed
couldperceives
be changed
so that an audience
moving images.

Traditional Animation 1900- 1990

1906

Silent animation

1908

1914

1958
1919

1920

The
rise of phases
Walt Disney
-Mickey
Duck,
and
Humorous
of funny
faces -Mouse,
the first Donald
film-based
animator
Fantasmagorie
-Hound
the
first
fully-animated
filmfilm
created
by Emile
Tom
and
Jerry
cartoons
-Symphonies
the
earliest
animation
studios
Mickey
Mouse
- and
the
first
cartoon
with
the
sound
printed
onto
the
Silly
Gertie
the
Dinosaur
the
first
animated
of
combined
Huckleberry
the
first
half-hour
television
was
produced
by
J.
Stuart
Blackton,
using
stop
motion
technique.
Snow
White
the
Seven
Dwarfs
the
first
animated
The
Debut
of Thomas
-first
the Walt
first
animated
short
Little
Red
Riding
Hood
-Cat
the
Disney
cartoon.
Cohls
,
using
hand-drawn
animation.
become
successful
producing
animated
cartoon
TV
shows
film,
and
is
the
first
notable
success
for
Walt
Disney
Studios
live action
and
animation,
and
the
first
interactive
animated
program
to
feature
only
animation.
feature
film.
genuinely
color
using color
Felix
the Catmade
- the
first
animated
moviefilm.
star.
forin
television.
1922

1928

characters. 19301950s

Early Walt Disney

1937

Television animation

1965

Modern area 1991-2016

Andre & Wally B - The first fully CGI animated short film by
The Graphics Group, the precursor to Pixar.
Toy Story - The first fully computer-animated feature film.
1989

1995

1996-2016

The major animation studios & animators

in 20th century

Walt Disney

Pixar

Warner bros

Chuck Jones

John Lasster

Styles of animation
Hand-drawn

Hand-drawn animation was created by drawing each image on a piece of

paper or a cel(short for celluloid). With each image slightly different it would
create the illusion of motion when captured on film.

Disadvantages

Advantages

Highly details looks.

Classic, related feel to audiences.

Time consuming , draw frame by frame.

Artistic ability and patience
Hardly produce in short amount of time
Expensive

Styles of animation
CGI

Software for computer Graphics (3D)

Advantages

Disadvantages
1970s with ILM (Industrial
Light Magic)

Fantastic effects

Steve
Pixarand
(Toy
Story
Jobs,
TimeBright
consuming
shiny
film 1995)

in:
Complicated
lots of practice
environment.
Used
Films, TVand
programs,
Commercials and
Harder
acting
with
Green screen for actors
Looks
more
professional

Easily accessible

Printed
media
Expensive

Quality is Higher and Effects more controllable

Styles of animation
Stop motion

This techniques uses frame by frame animation, physical static objects are
moved around and during the post production it is repositioned to show in
a fluid movement. The characters or objects using puppets made from a
moldable material clay puppets rubbers, cloths and plastic resins.
Advantages

Saves the film frame by frame.

Cool effects

Disadvantages
Time consuming in post production,
positioning with the right speed.
Difficult to make a fluid, continuous
animation.

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