Introduction to animation .

Animation means, literally to breathe life in to something. A transformation is involved, what was a still now move. The word Animation is derived from the phrase ‘to animate’ means breath life in to given entity.

“Animation is performing art rather than graphic art.”

Animation is image manipulation and it can be used on nay objects from pins to people.

Animation is cooperative exercise and utilizes various skills.

History:

When we come to the history part, the animation starts from 18000BC when cave painting drawn on the walls. Then in 7000BC in China shadows of puppets are projected

on the parchment paper.

In 2000BC Greeks drew figures on vase s in various stages of movement. And in 1860’s flip books were developed which led to the coin machine.

In 1880’s Emile Raynand developed the praxinoscope (Spinning drum)

In 1995’s William Harbutt invented plasticine.

In 1914 Windsor MacCay a pioneer animator produced the first proper animated film for cinema entertainment called ‘Gertie the Dinosaur’ this was the silent film I black n white.

1928 was the most precious period in the history of animation when Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse made his first appearance as a character. That was the first step to the success of animation film and for Disney Company.

1930 was the period when colour was added to the film and Snow White became the first full length animated colour film.

‘Tron’ was the first fully animated film in 1980. The film was completely made by computer.

Toy Story was the first full length all computer generated animated film made in 1990.

Types of the Animation:

Animations are of various types like:

• 2D Animation.

• 3D Animation.

• Stop motion on Animation or Puppet Animation.

• Cut-out Animation.

• Clay Animation.

• Vegetable Animation.

• Sand Animation.

But broadly animation is divided in to two parts i.e. 2D Animation and 3D Animation.

2D ANIMATION:

2D Animation is known as traditional cell animation where each frame or drawing is animated on the paper and then traced on to the cell transparent sheet by crock well pen or even Xeroxed. From the back side of the cell it was painted by ink or paint artist. Finally it was kept on a colour background and exposed under camera, then the exposed negative print was developed and it was a ready to show animation on the big screen.

3D ANIMATION:

There is a general abuse of term 3D these days. These days when people talk about 3D they usually talk about computer animation. But only computer animation means 3D or it is something more? The object having length, breadth as well as depth called as 3D. Here the depth is most important term because that is the only thing which differ 2D and 3D. 3D objects have three axes X, Y, and Z where as 2D objects have only two axes i.e. X and Y.

In 1988 the trade mark of Real 3D has been developed which is technically known as stereoscopic vision.

3D animation is created with the help of a computer and software and also rendered by the software to see the animation on the screen. Planning of animation and pre production material designed with a paper and pencil. 3D animation is a computer generated film that is made in specialized software, which provides the animator with a 3D space unlike that of paper. Technically there is big difference between 3D animation and 2D animation.

Animated movies::::::::::::

The Polar Express is the most expensive animated movie as the production cost of this movie is $170 million (USD) and it enjoys enough box office business too.

As we come to the most successful animated movie then it is Shrek 2. Shrek2 had the largest opening for animated movies ever and it was the most successful movie of 2004. Shrek3 is already in production and Shrek4 is in pre-production. The production cost of this movie was $70 million (USD) and worldwide box office collection is remarkable $916 million (USD). In the successful animated movies there are other names also like

SharkTale

The Wild

Toy Story 1&2

The Incredibles

Finding Nemo

Cars

Dinosaurs

Monster Inc. etc.

Best animation studios :

As we come to the point on best animated studios then first name come in tour mindis Disney and Pixar studios ,

but manga also give quality .

2 classification for animation

First is american animation (Walt disney).

Second is japanese (manga which you see on animax ).

Now days combination of japanese+american = japamerica is also femous .

1st movie

which was the first animated feature film?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first animated feature film. It was released by Disney in 1937.