Stop motion animation

Cel Based animation

Cel based animation is created using hand drawn images. A 30 second animation would use 250 images all hand drawn and if required with color added. To create a cel based animation you would have to first come up with a storyline so you know what images need to be drawn. The images have to be drawn on a clear sheet of plastic so that after each image is placed on top of the following you can see the difference in movement, after each image is placed on top of the following image a picture has to be taken so once all images have been laid on the pile once played back it will look as if it is a moving animation. An example of a cel based animator would be Walt Disney. 

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Pixilation animation

Pixilation animation is created with actual people to make them do anything depending on what the creator wants them to do. For example pixilation can give the impression of someone floating in mid-air across a room. To create a pixilation you will need to have access to a computer which has the correct software installed an example of this would be iStopMotion which is available on apple Macs. To create a pixilation animation you have to take pictures after each small movement a person makes and one played back it will give the impression of movement a very good example would be a pixilation animation of someone riding a human skateboard. An example of a pixilation animator would be Timon Dowdeswell.

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Cut out animation

Cut out animation is created using photographs, which have been taken or images from the Internet or other sources. The images have to be relevant to the plot or storyline of the animation, which is going to be created. Once all of the images have been sourced and printed if there is any people there mouths will have to be cut out to make the impression of them talking in the animation. Creating small movements of the images and taking pictures after each small movement then make the animation and once it is all played back it gives the impression of movement. Sound can then be added over the top to give the impression of talking or sound effects depending on the theme of the animation. An example of a cut out animator would be Terry Gillian.

Research of Animators


Cut out animation - Terry Gillian

Terry Gilliam born November 22^nd 1940 is an American born British film director and animator creator of the cut out animation the miracle of flight created in 2008. Below are some images which featured in some of his cut out animations. 

Below are some images from many of his animations:

Stop motion animation

Research of Animators
Cel Based animation - Walt Disney



 

Pete confronts Mickey at the helm of the steamboat

Walt Disney born December 5^th 1901 an American film producer and animator well know for the creator of Mickey Mouse who starred in his first animation Steamboat Willie created in 1928. Below is an image from the short animation where Pete confronts Mickey at the helm of the steamboat.

Mickey has also starred in other animations such as:

• Fantasia
• The Band concert
• The brave little tailor

As well as many short films produced in the future.

Below is an image of some sketches of Mickey Mouse for the animation steamboat Willie.

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Model Based Animation – Nick Park

Wallace and Gromit in a scene from A Grand Day out, the first of their four animated adventures

 

Model maker: Nick Park with his creations Wallace and Gromit

Nick Park was born on December 6^th 1958 and he is an English filmmaker of stop motion animation and he is best known for his work of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

Below is a scene from Wallace and Gromit a grand day out which is the first of their 4 animated adventures created in 1989 as well as an image of Nick Parks himself creating all the models of the characters for the animation.

Shaun the Sheep first aired on CBBC in the UK in 2007. It has now been broadcast in 180 countries around the world. Below is an image of the character Shaun the sheep. Also there is an image of the characters on set being moved into position.