...The History of Animation Animation /anɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1the technique of using successive drawings or objects to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence 2the manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer to create moving images Animation has been around since the beginning of time. Evidence of this can be found from discoveries of cave paintings from the Paleolithic period (approx. 2.6 million years ago). To the right is an example of a Paleolithic cave painting . It features a foal growing up into an adult horse. This could be interpreted as a very basic animation but it shows very interesting observations. Another example of early animation could be the Ancient Egyptian mural found in the tomb of Khnumhotep , which is predicted to be around 4000 years old. The mural depicts the story of a wrestling match as there are a series of drawings which follow on from each other. Although this is another example of basic animation, it could be argued that these early animations provided the future animators with inspiration. However, it wasn’t until the 19th Century where animation devices were being invented. The first real invention was the...
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...The Different Types Of Animation In ICT there are 3 different types of animation. In this report I will be explaining how they are used and how they work. The 3 different types of animation are called: Moving, Morphing and Masking. Each of these are used in very different ways. P1 A) Different Types Of Animation Moving Animation The first is moving animation. Moving animation is also known as Frame-by-Frame animation. Moving or animation pictures have on average 10 or more images/frames laced together. The background image is always the same, but the moving parts are printed in different places, frame after frame the object made moves in the selected place by the designer. Theses types of animation are very simple and quick to make. This type of animation also uses something called a motion tween. Motion tweens can be used to keep an animation rolling smoothly going from beginning to end and then back to the beginning of the made animation without it looking too amateur. This is an example of a moving animation. This animation is of a person stamping their feet, it has a loop so it goes over and over again. Morphing Animation The next type of animation is Morphing; with this type of animation you can create a transition from one image to another. The morphing happens in different stages, so for whoever is looking it can be an illusion of one image transforming into another, hence the name “morphing”. Morphing can be easily made with a lot of online downloadable...
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...Introduction: Satellite channels broadcast dozens of cartoons and children's programs, which continue to 24 hours without interruption, through television screens. These programs carry different goals and messages addressed to children who spend the majority of their time in front of them. Animation, in general, is able to attract children through the imagination and the aesthetics of technology that characterize it. Hence, it makes children sitting in front of the television screens for several hours watching their favorite programs and merging with them as a part of real life which inevitably affects their psychological and mental states as well as their impression on the reality of life. As a result, cartoon programs play a crucial factor...
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...650 Spring 2014 Research Paper on DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA) Submitted by: Hardik Ranpara Company Background: DreamWorks Studios SKG is a motion picture company, which was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen on 12th October 1994. The suffix ‘SKG’ is the initials of the three founders. At the time of foundation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, not long ago, had resigned from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Currently, the company is partnered by Steven Spielberg, Stacey Snider and The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The first movie released by DreamWorks was ‘The Peacemaker’ in September 1997 and the first animated movie released was ‘Antz’ in 1998, and also ‘The Prince of Egypt’ in same year. (Our History, 2010). Both the movies were made using ‘Computer-Generated Imagery’ (CGI) technology along with traditional animation techniques. Because of great success of CGI movies, DreamWorks SKG created new division named DreamWorks Animation in year 2000. It would produce both kind of animated feature films. In year 2001, Shrek went on to win first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. After success of Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale was release in year 2004. DreamWorks Animation was the first studio to produce two CG movies in one year. (DreamWorks Animation, May 3, 2014.) With immense success, the animation division was turned into different publicly traded company named DreamWorks Animation (DWA) and was incorporated on 28th October 2004...
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...number: 1111965 Students name: Ksenija Mihailova “Difference between Russian and American animation; Comparing Russian and American Vinnie the Pooh”. " The characters in most of American cartoons do nothing but smack and humiliate each other in all possible ways. There is much less aggression in our cartoons. Our artists didn't want to create action. They wanted to create a dialogue with viewers. It was not a dogma that was enforced upon them - it was a tradition that was coming from Russian folklore fairy tales," -Sergei Merinov , a Russian catoonist. American animation began in the 1920s because of it potential to make profits at a time when cinema idustry was in really hight level and it was golden age of it. As it is not surprisingly Disney soon became one of the most successful animators, largely due to its merger of art with bussiness and profit(David MacFadyen, Yellow Crocodiles and Blue Oranges ). The Disney became popular and now because it aim to capture the spirit and innocence of childhood. It displayed characters running aroud, playing through colorful frames with musical accompaniment. Disney animation was also visually realistic, as it can be seen in Snow White (1937). It set a new standard for characters movement , which now cold be traced from a live actor. Also it helped to set a standard for realism in American animation. In capitalist market Disneys ability –tap into the childhood spirit made the studio so successful. Disney gave...
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...GD 150 "History of Animation" The start of modern animation didn't begin with a series of drawings but with a series of photos. The idea came along when a man named Eadweard Muybridge was put with the task of determining if during a hoses gallop that all four hooves are off the ground at the same time. He went about it at first by measuring hoof print distances and the such but could not find any conclusive data from this. Now Muybridge had a history of book dealing, illustration, and finally taking up photography. Its during this time that he had picked up photography and decided to use that to determine if the horse leaves the ground fully at any time during a gallop. Muybridge sets up a series of cameras along the horses path; which are set to trigger in sequence as the horse runs by. The mechanism that was used for this to occur is called a Phenakistoscop. After successfully taking the pictures of the horse in motion he continued to take picture of other animals and the such. He eventually published the book "Animal Locomotion" containing these images. His work was great help not only artistically but scientifically to the world. Now although animation is possible to produce what good would it be without someone to watch and who better than a human. Mainly because of how we see and perceive motion. An example would be a slow moving hand we can see crisp and clear and tell that its moving and where it is at all times. Now let us say that hand is moving really fast now...
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...changing, especially unprStudy animation Our virtual production studio provides students with a range of skills they can apply to big-budget movies, games and interactive content. Why study animation at QUT? Explore animation in a range of creative fields, including animated filmmaking, visual effects, game development and the visual arts. Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments. Gain experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects. Choose independent study options to design and implement creative work. Undergraduate courses Postgraduate courses Get hands-on experience Throughout your course, you can choose to work on real-world projects or develop your own practice. You'll be encouraged to experiment with a range of animation styles and techniques, while producing your own animations, graphics and visual effects. You can use our broad range of study areas to tailor your learning to the parts of industry you're most interested in. In your final year, you'll develop a major creative work that explores whichever aspect or medium of animation you choose. You'll showcase this work to industry professionals at your end-of-year graduate exhibition. Build real-world skills As part of your study, you'll work in a studio setting and respond to creative briefs that help you develop a comprehensive set of skills and knowledge to express your inspired and...
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...(Graphics interchange format) is a format in which an animation is saved. An animated GIF is a file format used to create basic animations. Some of the advantages of animated GIF’s are that if they are high quality and not pixilated then the animation will appear more appealing on a website; however the overuse of animated GIF’s on a website could leave the animation with lots of images, this could leave the users distracted or uninterested in the website. Also GIF’s compared to other formats have a small file size this enables them to be put on to website quickly and easily. Continuing from this point animated GIF’s have lossless compression this helps the file size to be reduced without a large amount of distortion so quality is not excessively lost. Another advantage of animated GIF’s is that they support transparent backgrounds, meaning that a transparent background can be used on a website instead of using a plain background, this will make the website look more unique. Some of the disadvantages of animated GIF’s are that they only support a maximum of 256 colour pallet so if you wanted to create an animation using specific colour shades then an animated GIF won’t allow this. Another disadvantage of animated GIF’s is that they only work in some web browsers that don’t support animated GIF’s such as they don’t normally operate on a file system explorer but they work on Google Chrome. Software tools available for animation; Layers Layers separate different elements of...
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...Statement of the problem D.Definition of terms Anime addicton A.Reason of anime addiction 1.manga 2.video games 3.movies 4. anime series B. positive effect of anime addiction 1.culture 2.fashion 3.language 4.social interaction C.Negative effects of anime addiction 1.health 2.immoral activities 3.money disposal Conclusion. The rapid rise of anime has seen much controversy in this generation. We are bombarded with the popularity of anime where many people especially teenagers around the world were involved. anime Addiction is actually a very serious problem for it involves many people where only themselves can solve it. The history of anime began at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques that were being explored in the West. The first generation of animators in the late 1910s included Ōten Shimokawa, Jun’ichi Kōuchi and Seitaro Kitayama, referred to as the “fathers” of anime.[1] During World War II, propaganda films such as Momotarō no Umiwashi (1943) and Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei (1945) were made, the later being the first anime feature film. During the 1970s, anime developed further, separating itself from its Western roots, and developing distinct genres such as mecha and its Super Robot sub-genre. Typical shows from this period include Lupin III and Mazinger Z. During this period several filmmakers became famous, especially Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii. In the 1980s, anime was...
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...he would create an animation style that would later be used by future animation artists, especially Robert Cannon from the United Productions of America (UPA). Chuck Jones was known for showing the emotion of cartoons with abstract animation and was the first to use the “smear” style of animation with “The Dover Boys”. One would say that you could see a lot of Chuck Jones style with the UPA cartoon “ Gerald McBoing Boing”. There are a lot of comparisons in the style of animation between “The Dover Boys” and “Gerald McBoing Boing”. I would first like to say that the narrations style is somewhat similar between the two animations. Both use a narration style throughout the entire cartoon. It also seems that both of the animations use minimal quality to the background. Which is the opposite that you would see in most cartoons from that time, and the opposite of Disney. I believe the use of minimal backgrounds for both Chuck Jones and the UPA allowed them to save time and money when creating their animations. This is known to be stylized animation, which was first used by Chuck Jones and then later made famous with animation from the UPA. But not only was the style of animation similar for the two films. I also feel that there are some types of similarity with the way the characters are drawn in “Gerald McBoing Boing” to where they almost resemble the style of drawing for the characters in “The Dover Boys”. It seems to me that the Chuck Jones style of animation is heavily used through...
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...The Influence of Animation on Modern Illustration Graphic Design 1102 Jiachen Chang Summary The animation elements can always interacts with modern illustration. This paper is going to start from the development of illustration, and it is going to analyze thoroughly the relevance of modern animation and illustration elements. Research shows the development level and orientation of modern animation and illustration by comparing Japanese animation with Chinese animation. Therefore, it asked people to make a choice between respecting for tradition and making a difference. Key words: vector pixel supernatural Chinoiserie Contents Contents Introduction: Present status of development of illustration 1 Vectors and Pixels – The Combination of Occasionality and Design 2 The Elements in Animation3 1) The Duality of Japanese Animation4 2) The Classical Chinese Ink and Wash Painting: Chinoiserie5 The Perfect Combination of Illustration and Animation6 The Influence of the Animation Elements on Modern Illustration Design Introduction Present status of development of illustration Illustration is actually an ancient way for design. Let’s talk about the last century-the birth of NYADC. With the development of printing technology, illustration entered into the “golden age”. As the development of photography, printing and computer technology, however, illustration began to decline at the same time. Nevertheless...
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...currently being submitted for any other degree. Date: Candidate: Date: Director of studies: Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of animating characters with realistic pupils. Meaning, pupils which change according to focus, light levels, level of concentration, like and dislike, along with touch and pain. Expressive pupils already exist in animation, through this research I attempt to extend upon the current level of pupil expression. An analysis is carried out on existing animated characters, looking at character expression, and how the type of animation effects the level of realism and eye expression. To gather this information I used questionnaires aimed at viewers, character animators and also used animation guide books for reference. The main aim being to understand the current thinking and working practice of character animators in relation to character pupil expression, defining a point which I could extend upon. The benefits and drawbacks of more expressive pupils within animation are considered, using insights gained from character animators along with knowledge gained from my research into what influences the size of our pupils, I was able to see...
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...To Acquire or Not to Acquire? Executive Summary: 3D computer-generated (CG) models changed the way the animation industry worked. The traditional 2D animation used frames that were comprised of hand-drawn cels. These required skills of hundreds of people and it took a lot longer to make. On the other hand, 3D computergenerated required less people, films could be made much faster and at a fraction of competitor’s cost. If there was a change needed to be made to a character, 2D would need to change all its subsequent frames, but 3D had mathematical models to redraw each cel and mimic camera angles. Walt Disney is a company that had mastered the traditional 2D animation. Disney’s Feature Animation unit was known as an open, collaborative environment. Leadership relied on all employees to generate story ideas. “Some of the same features that observers credited for Disney Animations’ success – large staff, large budgets, and lots of time – were blamed for its demise” (pg. 2). In the late 1990s, Disney set up a lab to work on their first 3D CG film but it wasn’t as big of a success as their other movies. Because many staff members needed to be retrained for this new technology, movie releases were pushed back. Throughout this period, Disney relied on revenue and characters produced by a company who excelled in 3D CG animation, Pixar. Pixar used its own proprietary computer animation technology that generated incredibly lifelike 3D images and backgrounds. “Pixar’s technology allowed animators...
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...SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENT Sequel Installment Although Pixar Animation Studios have resisted the temptation in making instalments among their films, producers have failed to live up to their stand. Toy Story, the ground breaking, blockbuster animated film launched in 1995, took nearly four years to finally have its sequel, the Toy Story 2 in 1999. Eleven years after the second instalment, Toy Story launched its third film in the series, the Toy Story 3 in 2010. All three sequels have made it to the lime light as one of the top grossing films in the history of animated films. Aside from the Toy Story movies, Disney-Pixar have also produced a number of successful installment movies like Cars, Monsters Inc., and the upcoming sequel of Finding Nemo (Finding Dory). In the course of time, film instalments have been an indication of opportunity to the animation company. More installments, means another profit generating loop for Pixar and an opportunity of growth to the company’s brand awareness to the general audience. Genre Variations & Character Diversity Pixar have been the Holy Grail of computer generated imagery films, and since its commencement in 1975, it has been known to produce quality child and family oriented pictures. Movies like Wall E, Toy Story, Cars, Ratatouille, and other films have been positioned to distinct male characters. In the film industry, variations in genres and diversity in character creation are crucial to maintain interest among audiences...
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...story is based upon a children’s book and has animals as the main characters. No adverse effect on other operations: Yes. Because the film utilizes animals, it would not take actors away from other projects or impact the budget for other movies. Win Best Picture of the Year: 0 due to the low probability of winning an award of the caliber. Win Best Animated Feature Film: 0 because the film is not animated. Generate additional merchandise: 20 because there is a high potential since it is a children’s movie. Raise environmental concerns: 0 because it focuses on the life of the Dalai Lama and not environmental issues. Generate profit greater than 18%: 70 due to there being a 50% chance for the ROI to be 18%. Advance state of film animation: 0 because this is not an animated film. Provide basis for new theme ride: 10 because it is a children’s movie, there is a low potential that if a character becomes popular, a children’s ride could be developed or an existing ride be renamed. Proposal 2: Heidi Meets all safety and environmental standards: Yes. Because it is a big budget film that takes place in the Swiss Alps, all local and national regulations will be complied with. PG or G rating: Yes. This is a children’s story. No adverse effect on other operations:...
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