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1. Animation
Rebecca Farmer
Henry Gorick
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Nathan Massey
Bonnie Scott
Sian Wetherhill

2. Process
Animation is the process of creating the continuous motion and
shape change illusion by means of rapid display of a sequence of
static images that minimally differ from each other.
Animation (noun)
What is Animation??

3. Process How do we make an Animation?
In the past,
devices such as
Zoopraxinoscopes,
Zoetropes,
Kinectoscopes and
other variations
were used to
create moving
pictures.
Nowadays it is
easier with
modern
technology to
create moving
images; and
there are many
new and more
dynamic devices
and tools.

4. Techniques/Types Differing types of Animation
2D Animation
• Hand drawn
• Cutouts
• Rotoscoping
• Flip book
2D Computer Assisted Animation
• Flash
• Colouring and
Layering
• Drawing with tablet

5. Techniques/Types Differing types of Animation
3D Animation
• 3D animation
software
• Stereoscoping
• CGI cut out
• Motion capture
• Morphing
Stop Motion
• Claymation
• Puppet animation
• Pixilation

6. Tools What kind of items can be used to make Animation?
Traditional
• Pencil and paper
• Light box
• Line testers
• Multi plane camera
(First used in
Walt Disney’s
‘Pinocchio’
[1940])
2D Computer programs
• Flash
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
Stop Motion
• Woodwork
• Model
Making
• Cameras
3D Computer
programs
• Maya
• Bespoke
programs (e.g
Pixar's
Renderman)