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What is Animation? |
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Animation traditionally, is the process of combining still images to create the illusion of motion. The two main types of traditional animation are:
Cell
Animation: In
Cell animation, a series of hand drawn frames are combined into a film sequence.
Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons are classic examples of Cell animation,
(although these days they've moved on a bit! e.g. Toy Story and The Matrix!) Stop-Frame
Animation: Physical models are positioned in front of a camera, and the image recorded. then the model is moved, and the next image is recorded. This process is then continued to create a film sequence. This is very time consuming.
Computer Animation: Wireframe models are created and mapped with materials. Changes are then made to the parameters of the objects in the scene, (e.g. position, shape, size etc.) at different points along the timeline, which generates Key frames. The software then creates the in-between frames through a process called “interpolation”.
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