CREATIVE ANIMAKERS

 What is animation..? Animation is  a method of photographing successive drawings, models, or even puppets, to create an illusion of movement in a sequence . Because our eyes can only retain an image for approx. 1/10 of a second, when multiple images appear in fast succession, the brain blends them into a single moving image. Who invented animation?   The very first animated “film” was by a french cartoonist named  Émile Cohl . He's often seen as the father of animation because of his 1908 film, Fantasmagorie, which features a playful cast of hand-drawn characters that are up to no good.   What place does Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hold in the history of animation? Sno w White and the Seven Dwarfs   was the first film to use up-to-the-minute animation techniques and receive a Hollywood-style release. When it was released in 1937, the film was an immediate box-office sensation and was honoured with a special Academy Award. Who made the first film-...

  "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive." – Walt Disney Have you ever found a book that you began to read which held your attention so much it was difficult to put down? Animators have! When an animator discovers a really good book about his craft they simply can't lay it down. The book speaks a language only they understand. The best animation books are the ones that you cannot put down. They are an elite group of books written by the founders of animation and only a handful of their students. Reading alone does not make anyone an animator. But, having the history and knowledge of animation from individuals like Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas at your finger tips is priceless. Those studying animation will quickly find they have committed themselves to a life long adventure of learning the art. Masters of any art form are life long learners. There are ten got to have books we will share with you today. One of these is referred to as the "Anima...

  To consider how modern works might preserve the spirit of the playfully hand-drawn line, it’s helpful to watch cartoons made in the silent era. A nimated features have been big business since Walt Disney’s 1937 film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was that year’s top-grossing release. With the rise of digital animation in this century, the medium’s financial clout has grown even greater. In the past decade, at least nine animated films (headed by this year’s hyperrealistic version of “The Lion King”) have brought in more than a billion dollars each at the worldwide box office. Digital effects give animators vast powers to create extravagant fantasies; anything seems possible. Yet, with so much money at stake, the infinite capacities of the medium are often put to use for a narrow range of market-tested formulas. To rediscover the spontaneity, the free-flowing imagination, and the uninhibited sense of fun at the heart of the medium, go back to its beginnings. Leapfrog over the a...

Perpestive is weird, especially when you take the natural inclines of the world. Just look at this.

  Wolf I - Fighting I        

  Horse III - Trot 1) Preston Blair 2) Eadweard Muybridge