What the
term Animation means
Animation is [1] a
simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames. This
is basically to sum animation up in one sentence and an example of this is many
cartoons you see on television. This movement is viewed from the persistence of
the eye, this is when the eye sees an image and preserves it for a split second
before seeing the next image which gives the pictures movement.
Two
Non-Computer Types of Animation
Flipbook
animation
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Clay
animation
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Computer
Animation Techniques
There is a variety of software used when it comes to computer
animation and the whole process of making it which takes patience and clever
art work, you can use Photoshop to create animation flipbooks or for one of the
best 3D animation software you could try Modo
or Cinema 4D which are both very professional when making computer animation. Movement is achieved through using frame by frame images just like when using flipbook animation, hut there is also morphing which is used to get from one object to another by not changing it straight away but by morphing it which is basically transforming it into another shape. There is also tweening which helps you choose where you want that object to move to in the end of its course after it has done either moving or morphing. For example the image on the right shows the frame by frame movement in which a character has to take in computer animation. There is also one other type of computer animation technique and this is masking, masking is when the animator covers part of the scene up where the animtion is taking place so he can change it later. After this the animation will be revealed.
References
[1] What is
animation? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary. 2013.
What is animation? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary.
[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/animation.html.
[Accessed 08 October 2013].
[2] Clay
Melting | CAWorld3. 2013. Clay Melting | CAWorld3. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://caworld3.wordpress.com/tag/clay-melting/. [Accessed 08 October 2013].
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