INTRODUCTION ON ANIMATION PART:-1

ANIMATION

HISTORY

The history of animination started long before the development of cinematography. Humans have probably attempted to depict motion as far back as the paleolithic period. Shadow play and the magic lantern offered popular shows with projected images on a screen, moving as the result of manipulation by hand and/or some minor mechanics.

 In 1833 the phenakistiscope introduced the stroboscopic principles of modern animation, which decades later would also provide the basis for the cinematography. The animation industry has grown to become an absolute behemoth in the world of cinema. As of the last reliable estimates, which surfaced around 2008, the industry was reported to be worth a cool $68.4 billion alone, and that was before the world had ever heard of a little movie called Frozen. And even though modern animated movies require massive teams working solidly for years, they’re still the most profitable of any film genre. They have been since 2004, with gross profit margins at 52% compared to the second-most profitable genre, action, at 48%. It’s appears that the industry has stumbled into a gold mine, and it’s still way too early to predict when we’ll hit the peak.

The First Ever Animation

What was the first ever animation? That is a trickier question than it might appear, because it depends entirely on what is classified as an animation.

Given that animation, at its heart, is simply the act of creating the illusion of movement through still images, you could argue that the craft began hundreds of thousands of years ago. We’re all familiar with the stereotypical cave painting imagery which usually depicted hunting in motion.

The Victorians also figured out how to create moving stills to trick the eyes into thinking the image was animated:

                                                          

But that’s probably not what you wanted to know. Even if we’re talking about the first ever animation in the era of film, though, we’ve still got a problem:

1 Are we including only drawn images?

2 Stop motion?

3 Animations that only featured a few frames?

The First Animated Movie

After a number of pioneers began creating animated shorts in the early 20th century (1914’s Gertie the Dinosaur being a notable example), the very first feature-length animation created using traditional methods was entitled El Apóstol.

Released in 1917 to a South American theatre audience, the 70-minute long movie – running at an impressive 14 frames per second – also holds the distinction of being the first commercially profitable animated movie ever made.

According to those who saw it, the political satire was exceedingly good. Those who didn’t catch it the first time round will never have the chance to find out, however, since the only copy of the film was destroyed in a house fire.

Alas, we’ll never know how good the first ever feature-length animation truly was.

The First Computer-Animated Feature Movie

Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animated images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics, although 2D computer graphics are still used for stylistic, low bandwidth, and faster real-time renderings. Sometimes, the target of the animation is the computer itself, but sometimes film as well.

Computer animation is essentially a digital successor to stop motion techniques, but using 3D models, and traditional animation techniques using frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations. Computer-generated animations are more controllable than other, more physically based processes, like constructing miniatures for effects shots, or hiring extras for crowd scenes, because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single graphic artist to produce such content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props. To create the illusion of movement, an image is displayed on the computer monitor and repeatedly replaced by a new image that is similar to it but advanced slightly in time (usually at a rate of 24, 25, or 30 frames/second). This technique is identical to how the illusion of movement is achieved with television and motion pictures.

The first feature-length computer animated film was Toy Story (1995), which was made by Pixar.

THE FIRST 3D ANIMATED FEATURE MOVIE

Animating objects that appear in a three-dimensional space. They can be rotated and moved like real objects. 3D animation is at the heart of games and virtual reality, but it may also be used in presentation graphics to add flair to the visuals.

It can be used to animate characters for commercials, television, and movies, creating unique actors that can be used to do just about anything. And, like a 2D cartoon, these animated characters can supersede their actors, potentially lasting for generations to come

n its simplest form, 3D animation is the process of creating three-dimensional moving images in a digital environment. 3D models within a 3D software are carefully manipulated to make them look like real moving objects. ... The same principle is used in 2D or stop animation.

VeggieTales is the first American fully 3D computer animated series sold directly (made in 1993); its success inspired other animation series, such as ReBoot in 1994.

HOW MANY TYPES OF ANIMATION

·         Raditional Animation. (2D, Cell, Hand Drawn)

·         2D Animation. (Vector-Based)

·         3D Animation. (CGI, Computer Animation)

·         Motion Graphics. (Typography, Animated Logos)

·         Stop Motion. (Claymation, Cut-Outs)

Few Simple Question Related Animation

Q1. When was animation first invented?

Ans :- Historically and Technically, the first animated film  was Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906), also made by J. Stuart Blackton.

Q2. Who is the father of animation?

Ans :- J. Stuart Blackton is the father of animation.

Q3. How animations are created?

Ans:- Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI).

Q4. Who first invented animation?

Ans:- The French artist Émile Cohl created the first animated film using what came to be known as traditional animation methods: the 1908 Fantasmagorie.

Q5. Who created computer animation?

Ans:- 1970s. This is an experimental 2D animated short drawn on a data tablet by Peter Foldes, who used the world's first key frame animation software, invented by Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein. Produced by Ed Catmull, the short demonstrates a computer animated hand, as well as human faces.

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