Task 1B - Animation timeline

Techniques:

Zoetrope

A zoetrope is a cylinder object that once spun makes the illusion of it moving. The cylinder has little cuts on the sides, on the inside their are cartoon strips which when its spun it looks like it is moving.

This is an animation of cartoon network characters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-n2rDYj6X8   

This is a 3D animation of toy story characters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSxrVXsfVM

Kinetoscope

 A kinetoscope is a motion-picture projector it only allowed one person to look into it to see a movie. It has a strip of film in it which was passed quickly between a lense and a light bulb whilst the person watching peered through a peephole.
 This is a video of how the kineoscope works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIjUYh3MEs
  









Flick book
A flick book is a book with various different drawn pictures, once it is flicked page to page make a little story and simulates motion.

This video is a flick book version of the gangnam style video
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwPtIMSWyA
This video shows a simple balloon popping in a flickbook
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60hRCKyfH0






Cel animation

A cel animation is a handrawn image that is drawn onto a clear sheet in which each frame is drawn by hand.

This video shows a cel animation of a ninja running
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abVlaZxV6tw

This video shows how to make a cel animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oktGlZQgYWs
 
Rotoscoping
 Rotoscoping is when animators draw over film frame by frame to give a live video the effects of animation
This video shows a rotoscoped short film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYYQNLWa2A
This video shows a rotoscoped video of a   skateboarder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimLnyOeCtY

Drawn on film

Draw on film animation is where you create an animation directly on the film instead ofusing frame by frame
This video shows how to do draw on film animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn5e2NvvELI
This video shows an example of drawn on film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnJix6iumuI







Digital applications

 Digital application usually uses 3D but does also use 2D. It is the process of making a still object move using computer technology.
This video shows a digital application short film of a superhero.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyRwi_C4_4
This video shows a digital application short film of a little girl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4frsp-rR6c

Claymation

Claymation is the use of clay and stop motion, you move the pieces of clay to form a sequence of a film.
This video is a claymation version of the game Plants VS Zombies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFA8r7VbNKs
This is a claymation of Sponge Bob SquarePants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv08-FeoGKM

Animators:

Walt Disney

 Walt Disney was the creator of the Disney company, he went on to create Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck & Goofy which he voiced himself.

Hanna Barbera 

Hanna Barbera was an American studio that dominated America, it was founded in 1957. It created such animations as The Flinstones and Tom & Jerry.

Warner Brothers

 Warner brothers is an entertainment company which incorporates music, tv and films. They went on to create characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Wile. E Coyote and The Road Runner.

Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren's animation were mainly drawn on film animations. He won an oscar for his documentary titled 'Neighbours' in which he animates live characters.

Aardman Animations
 
Aardman animations is known for their clay animation productions such as Wallace and Gromit. Their first computer animation was the film Flushed Away.