By – MaiTreya PaTni Scholars 2 D Subodh Public School Introduction to Animation What is Animation : Animation is the illusion of motion that is created by displaying a series of images or frames, each one slightly different from the last, over a brief period of time. Difference between Animation and video Video takes continuous motion and breaks it up into discrete frames. Animation starts with independent pictures and puts them together to form the illusion of continuous motion. History of Animation Pioneers of Animation: Winsor McCay of the United States Emile Cohl and Georges Melies of France. First Animated Feature Film “ Sinking of the Lusitania” in 1918. Evolution In Animation: Development of celluloid around 1913 quickly made animation easier to manage. Animator could make a complex background and foreground and sandwich moving characters in between several other pieces of celluloid. Role of Walt Disney He was the first animator to add sound to his movie cartoons with the premiere of “Steamboat Willie” in 1928. In 1937, he produced the first full length animated feature film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Contribution of Computers in Animation A film like “Star Wars” by George Lucas would rely heavily on computer animation for many of its special effects. “Toy Story”, produced by Walt Disney Productions became the first full length feature film animated entirely on computers. Types of Animation Main Types of Animation: Stop motion animation Clay animation Computer animation Stop Motion Animation Stop motion is an animation technique which makes static objects appear to move. It is central to the clay animation technique used on popular children's shows Stop Motion Animation Stop-motion animation, or motion captures simply a way to animate puppets. Stop-motion animation is a very interesting way of producing animation . Clay Animation Clay animation is also considered as a type of stop- motion animation. A form of stop-motion animation that uses actual clay figures which are molded into different positions for each frame. Clay animation is sometimes called 3-D animation because the figures are 3-D on a 3-D set. Clay animation Technique: Roll balls or coils and then flatten them into the forms. Combine the forms and smooth the seams with a craft stick or modeling tool. To keep the background simple. Clay Animation Features In clay animation The best, most widely used tool should be your hands Your hands shape, squish, smooth, flatten, pinch, and poke the clay the best . Computer Animation Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. Computer Animation History: Start at the early 1800s . "TOY STORY", first computer animated feature released in 1995. John Whitney dies (1917-1995) experimental animator and pioneer of computer animator . Computer Animation Techniques: 3D animation (create objects and then render) Mesh Computer painting tools and to paint single frames . Use transitions and other effects like morphing . A render image Computer Animation Application: Engineering problems Multimedia presentations Films Education Architecture Military .