What is animation?

What is animation?

In 1892 Emil Reynaud opened his Theatre Optique in France, Paris. He invented the Praxinoscope which created the archetype of animation.

http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/NewSite/WebPages/Histories.html

An inanimate object is moved for every frame to create the movement you see in animation.

Animation can be done on a computer through digital technology. You can use all sorts of software to create the images.

What are the different types of animation?

Stop frame - When a camera is stopped per frame to adjust the object in frame.
http://www.stopmotionpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161..

Digital animation – Using computers and software on them to create animated objects.

http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/201/courses-7/undergraduate-courses-42/digital-animation-bahons-degree-545.html

Drawn animation - Drawing an image on each frame, but moving the drawing in the way you want your object to move frame by frame.

3D animation - Using computer generated shapes, polygons are used to create the 3D objects needed for your moving image.

How does animation work?

Concept of frames - A frame is each image in an animation to create the film when put together.

Differences between frames - Each frame will be different to create movement when the film is made. The object in a frame is moved for the next frame.

Digitisation - This is when any piece made is put or made on a computer.

Why is frame rate important in animation?

Human eye - Persistence of vision – When many frames of images are being shown at a fast rate your mind doesn’t have time to separate them, creating smooth movement of all the different images of a moving object.

What happens if too slow? – You will see each image and the sudden movements created and the animation become less smooth and jittery looking.