2d Animation article

The history of animation is a fascinating journey of artistic and technological innovation, evolving from simple drawings to sophisticated digital creations. Here’s an overview of the key milestones in animation’s development: 1. Early Beginnings (Pre-1900s) Prehistoric Cave Paintings : Some historians argue that early forms of animation can be seen in prehistoric cave paintings, where multiple images of animals in different poses appear as if they were in motion. Zoetrope (1834) : One of the earliest devices to create the illusion of motion. A zoetrope was a cylindrical device with slits, inside which a sequence of drawings would appear to move as it was spun. Phenakistoscope (1832) : Invented by Joseph Plateau, it was another early animation device that used a spinning disc to show a moving image when viewed through slits. 2. Silent Era (1900-1920s) Émile Cohl's "Fantasmagorie" (1908) : Considered the first fully animated film, it featured simple line drawings in a str...

Animators complain that 2 Oscar nominees (Happy Feet and Monster House) use motion capture technology. Is Mocap is killing animation, or is it the logical heir to rotosco As you all know by now, there are only 3 nominees for Best Animated Feature Film at this year's Oscars, despite a crowded field in 2006. That's because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) decided that Luc Besson's Arthur and the Minimoys (Arthur and the Invisibles in the U.S.) didn't contain enough animation to qualify for the category. (Quick note: according to AMPAS rules, a movie must have a minimum of 75% animated sequences in order to qualify as an animated film. Some wags wonder why 2003's Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wasn't considered an animated flick, since it had so many CGI sequences and characters.) There is another issue at stake. Several animators claim that, of the three movies that received a coveted Oscar nomination this year (Cars, Happy Feet, and ...

Animation is a graphic representation of drawings to show movement within those drawings. A series of drawings are linked together and usually photographed by a camera. The drawings have been slightly changed between individualized frames so when they are played back in rapid succession (24 frames per second) there appears to be seamless movement within the drawings. Pioneers of animation include Winsor McCay of the United States and Emile Cohl and Georges Melies of France. Some consider McCay's Sinking of the Lusitania from 1918 as the first animated feature film. Early animations, which started appearing before 1910, consisted of simple drawings photographed one at a time. It was extremely labor intensive as there were literally hundreds of drawings per minute of film. The development of celluloid around 1913 quickly made animation easier to manage. Instead of numerous drawings, the animator now could make a complex background and/or foreground and sandwich moving characters in b...