"Animation in the media world is the process in which you capture multiple images and you merge them together to create an illusion which imitates that the images are moving."
Other forms of animation include:
- Cell Animation
- Stop-motion Animation
- Computer Generated Animation
Cell Animation
Cell animation is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation in cinema until the invention of computer animation. (Wiki 2017)
This is a traditional animation film as it was created by hand. However it is difficulty to find a film from this century however as CGI is easier to do and it is less time consuming.
Stop-motion Animation
Stop motion animation is animation that is captured one frame at time, with physical objects that are moved between frames. When you play this back, it creates the illusion of movement. (DragonFrame 2017)
This is a great example as all the character in this film were created by hand and they had to take photos to imitate the characters moving. However this is a lengthy porcess and the slightest mistake can ruin the whole film.
Computer Generated Animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (Wiki 2017)
This is a classic example as everything in this film was computerized and it is also one of the first films to use this type of animation.
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_animation (Accessed 26/04/17)
http://www.dragonframe.com/introduction-stop-motion-animation/ (Accessed 26/04/17)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation (Accessed 26/04/17)
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