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Animation Basics for Beginners

The document explores different types and uses of animation. It defines animation as creating the illusion of movement by photographing successive drawings or puppet positions. The text lists common animation types like 3D, 2D, flipbooks and stop motion. It also discusses how animation is used today, such as in films, TV, ads and logos, through techniques like 2D and 3D modeling, claymation, and motion capture.

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Animation Basics for Beginners

The document explores different types and uses of animation. It defines animation as creating the illusion of movement by photographing successive drawings or puppet positions. The text lists common animation types like 3D, 2D, flipbooks and stop motion. It also discusses how animation is used today, such as in films, TV, ads and logos, through techniques like 2D and 3D modeling, claymation, and motion capture.

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EXPLORING ANIMATION INTRODUCTION

What is animation? Write down your own definition of the term.


Tutor
Animation is virtual movement, it can be drawnDefinition
(flipbook, 2D) or can be created in any 3D
programme in games, movies and TV shows.
The technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an
illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence.

Make a list of all the different types of animation you can think of?
 3D
 2D
 Flipbook
 Stop Motion
 Puppets
 Hand Drawn

Make a list of what you think animation is used for today?

EXPLORING ANIMATION
 Animation is used for making 2D films (short videos, cartoons),
 Animated 3D films (Pixar) created in 3D modelling software,
 Claymation (Morph, Wallace & Gromit, Pingu),
 Rotoscope (Light Saber VFX, Detailed cartoons)
 MoCap
 Adobe Flash
 TV Adverts
 TV Channel Branding (Logos, Idents, etc)

EXPLORING ANIMATION

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