UNIT - 1
Introduction To Animation
Class - 11
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
• Session 1: Introduction To Animation.
• Session 2: Traditional Animation.
• Session 3: Stop Motion Animation.
• Session 4: 3D And 2D Animation.
• Session 5: Production Pipeline.
• Session 6: Pre-Production And Storyboarding.
Session 1
Introduction
To Animation
In this session, you will learn
about the common terms used
in animation and an overview
of the historical developments
in the field of animation.
Definition
• "Animation is the process of
creating a continuous motion and
shape change illusion by means
of a rapid display of a sequence
of static images that minimally
differ from each other. "
• "The illusion - as in motion
pictures in general - is thought to
rely on the phi phenomenon."
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Phi Phenomenon
• "The phi phenomenon is the
optical illusion of perceiving
continuous motion between
separate objects viewed rapidly
in succession.“
• "There are two types of frames:
key frames and tween frames."
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Key frames
• "A key frame is a single still image (frame)
in an animated sequence that occurs at an
important point in that sequence.“
• "Key frames are always drawn or
constructed by the user. They define
crucial points of motion, such as the start
and end of a motion."
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Tween Frames
• "Tween frames are intermediate frames with
the purpose of creating a smooth transition
between two key frames."
• "For a smooth appearance, animation
requires at least 24 frames per second (fps).
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Types of animation
• "There are several methods for creating animation, including traditional methods and
those involving stop motion animation of two and three-dimensional objects."
• "Images are typically displayed in rapid succession, at a rate of 24, 25, or 30 frames per
second."
• "The various types of animation include: flip book animation, traditional animation, cut-
out animation, clay animation, stop motion animation, and computer animation. "
1. Flip book animation 4. Clay animation
2. Traditional animation 5. Stop motion animation
3. Cut-out animation 6. Computer animation
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History of Animation
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• "Animation refers to the recording of
any image which goes through
changes over time to portray the
illusion of motion.“
• "In the 19th century, several devices
were invented that successfully
displayed animated images, including
the zoetrope, praxinoscope, and flip Praxinoscope, the first projection (1877)
book."
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History of Animation
2-2
• "The first animated projection was
created in France by Charles-Émile
Reynaud in 1892, and the first entirely
animated film was the 1906 Humorous
Phases of Funny Faces by J. Stuart
Blackton."
• El Apóstol (Spanish: “The Apostle”) was a
1917 Argentine animated film utilizing
cutout animation, and the world’s first
animated feature film.
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