Roller Example 2

Roller Example 1

How Does Animation Work?

Thaumatrope

I made a thaumatrope and it created a very basic animation. The image on my thaumatrope is a stick man walking. When you twist the elastic band slowly you cannot see the animation, whereas if you twist it fast you can see the animation more clearly. 

It only does the animation that is drawn which is a very simple movement whereas with an animated film you see loads of movement and actions.

·      The thaumatrope is an animation because it is an illusion of movement which uses photography to show that the stick man is moving when really it isn’t. 
      
      Roller 

     For my first roller it was a robot wanting to jump then in the second image it is him jumping. When I roll the paper faster you will see the animation a lot clearly then it being slower. 

     The roller I used was a smiley face but as you rolled it, it changed to a bigger smile with small features on the face that has changed.

      A roller is an animation because they are an illusion to the eye. You have two images the same and when the action is completed it looks like that the images are moving. 

      
      

      

Thaumatrope

What is Animation?

WHAT IS ANIMATION?

Animation is the illusion of movement which uses photography to allow images to capture images which are then made to move in rapid succession when edited or projected.

Different Types of Animation:

Drawn / Cell Animation:

Drawn animation is the method of creating hand-drawn animation. Individual frames are drawn in a sequence that, when played back quickly creates the illusion of continuous movement.

Example: Pinocchio (1940)

Stop Motion / Model Animation:

Stop motion animation is animation that is captured one frame at a time, with physical objects that are moved between frames. When you play back the sequence of images rapidly, it creates the illusion of movement.

Example: Corpse Bride (2005)

Computer Generated Animation:

Computer generated animation is the process used for generating animated images. Computer generated animation encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to the moving images.

Example: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)