DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMATIONComputer Animation

INVESTIGATE TYPES OF ANIMATION

Zoetrope Cel animation Claymation Stop frame/stop motion CGI Flipbooks

ZOETROPE

The zoetrope produces the illusion of movement when the viewer looks through the slits in its sides while it shows a sequence of images that are all slightly different

CEL ANIMATION

Cel animation involves the useof many transparent sheets which can all be laid on top ofone another. The images on each sheet will be Changed to give the illusion ofmovement this is repeateduntil a full length animation isproduced

CLAYMATION

This is a combination of stopmotion animation and usingclay models that are movedslightly before each image istaken to create the illusion ofmovement when the imagesare shown in sequence

CGI - ANIAMTION

A very sophisticatedmethod of animation which uses tweening,morphing and keyframes to producethe effect of movement

FLIPBOOKS

These are createdusing paper or card withan image being drawnon each page with aslight change in thepostition so that whenthe pages are flicked theimage appears to move

YOUR TASK

Research three different types ofanimation describing how they arecreated and providing images to helpillustrate what you have written.