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The History of Animation
The document outlines the history of animation, defining it as the technique of creating the illusion of movement through sequential images. It begins with early toys like the thaumatrope and zoetrope and progresses through the development of flip-books, photography, and the first animated films, culminating in landmark advancements by Walt Disney and the introduction of computer-generated imagery (CGI). The evolution of animation is marked by significant technological improvements that transformed it from a novelty into a major industry.
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Explores the history and definition of animation, detailing its essence and significance.
Defines animation as a technique created by photographing successive images and introduces the concept of persistence of vision.
Covers early animation devices like the Thaumatrope (1820) and Zoetrope (1860), tools for visual entertainment.
Details the evolution of animation with the introduction of the flip-book and its mechanism through sequential images.
Highlights the role of photography in early animation, mentioning the first animated film by J. Stuart Blackton in 1906.
Describes the transition from stop-motion methods to character-based animation with 'Gertie the Dinosaur' as an example.
Discusses the evolution of animation technology, including Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie' and the advent of CGI.
Highlights significant milestones with CGI in animation, noting 'Toy Story' as the first full-length CGI film and the visual effects in 'Avatar'.
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- 1. THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION
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- 3. ANIMATION THE TECHNIQUEOF PHOTOGRAPHING SUCCESSIVE IMAGES TO CREATE AN ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT WHEN THEY ARE PLAYED AS A SEQUENCE.
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- 5. PERSISTENCE OF VISION A PROCESS IN WHICH THE BRAIN RETAINS IMAGES PLACED BEFORE THE EYE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-TWENTIETH TO ON-FIFTH OF A SECOND BEYOND THE ACTUAL REMOVAL FROM THE FIELD OF VISION
- 6. THE ORIGINATORS OFANIMATION ARE NEARLY ALL TOYS
- 7. THAMUATROPE • INVENTEDIN THE 1820 • NAME MEAN “MAGIC TURN” • DESIGNED TO AMUSE CHILDREN • MADE OF 2 PICES OF PAPER • ONE IMAGE ON FRON, ANOTHER ON THE BACK.
- 8. ZOETROPE • INVENTEDIN THE 1860 • DESIGNED TO ACTUALLY ANIMATE • MADE OF A CYLINDER WITH SLITS IN IT. • IMAGE WERE PUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CYLINDER. • THE VIEWER WOULD SPIN THE CYLINDER TO SEE THE IMAGES MOVE.
- 10. ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT .AS TIME WENT ON AND PAPER WAS MORE AVALIABLE, PEOPLE WANTED TO MAKE THEIR OWN ANIMATION TOYS. . THIS INTRODUCED THE FLIP-BOOK
- 11. FLIP-BOOK • AREMADE BY LAYERING SHEETS OF PAPER WITH SLIGHTLY ALTERED IMAGES IN A SEQUENTIAL ORDER. • AS THE VIEWER QUICKLY “FLIPS” THROUGH THE BOOK, THEY SEE A QUICK ANIMATION.
- 12. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM • THE INVENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY & MOVING PICTURES AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMATION.
- 13. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM • 1906 J.STUART BLACKTON MADE THE FIRST ANIMATED FILM. • HE DREW FACES ON BOARD. • PHTOGRAPHED THEM ONTO FILM. • RAN THE FILM SEQUENTIALLY TO SHOW THE FACES. • IT IS CONSIDERED STOP-MOTION
- 14. FROM STOP-MOTION TO CARTOONS • ARTISTS BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT BY DRAWING & USING THE STOP-MOTION ANIMATION TECHNIQUE THEY COULD CREATE SEAMLESS ANIMATION. • IN 1914 USING DRAWING & THE STOP-MOTION TO CREATE FIRST CHARACTER - BASED CARTOON CALLED “GERTIE THE DINOSAUR”
- 15. “GERTIE THE DINOSAUR” • WHICH IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LONG, CONTAINS 10,000 DRAWINGS.
- 16. GROWING TECHNOLOGY •FROM 1914 - 1928 ARTISTS DEVELOPED THE ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY & BEGAN TO TEACH OTHERS ABOUT ANIMATION. • 1928 WALT DISNEY DEBUTS THE FIRST CARTOON TO FEATURE ANIMATION AND SOUND. • IT IS CALLED STEAMBOAT WILLIE.
- 17. • LOOKING TOTHE FUTURE • AFTRE STEAMBOAT WILLIE, THE ANIMATION WORLD GREW IN LEAPS & BOUND. • DURING THE NEXT 40 YEARS ANIMATION TRANSITION FROM A FANCIFUL TOY INTO A MAJOR BUSINESS (1930-1970) • WALT DISNEY COMPANY • FOX ANIMATION • MGM ANIMATION • WARNER BROTHERS ANIMATION.
- 18. • COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY • IN THE LATE 1970 TO EARLY 1980 “CGI” IS USED IN FILM FOR THE FIRST TIME. • CGI ALLOWS ANIMATORS TO CREATE FANTA-SY SITUATION & ILLUSIONS WITHIN REAL LIVE ACTION.
- 19. • CGI GROWS • IN 1995 TOY STORY PREMIERED. IT WAS THE FIRST FULL-LENGHTH MOTION PICTURE TO BE ENTIRELY CGI.
- 20. • PINNACLE OFANIMATION • THE MOVIE AVATAR USES CGI ANIMATION ALONGSIDE OTHER IMAGE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE STUNNING VISUAL EFFECT