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Historical Animation
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Thaumatrope
A Thaumatrope was one of the earliest forms of animation. A thaumatrope consisted of a piece of paper, with elastic tied to opposite ends and an image printed or drawn on each side. When the thaumatrope was spun at a fast speed by the two elastics, it created an illusion of the two images merging together into the same image. -
Flipbook Animation
Flipbook animation was the first type of animation to contain a linear series of images, instead of the previous animation styles that required a person to spin a rotating cylinder to have the illusion created. For a typical flipbook to be used correctly, one must flip the edges of the flipbook fast enough for the illusion to be created. -
Clay animation
Clay animation is produced by taking photographs of a clay structure, then moulding and shifting the positions of the structure. Each frame is then played in a fast motion, where the clay structure appears to be moving through photographs. -
Cel Animation
This type of animation consists of an animation that uses the same background, instead of having to redraw each frame. The cels were thin, transparent sheets that the animators could draw onto. This idea was originally used to save time and money. -
Syncronized Sound
"Steamboat Willie" was the first animation that used syncronised sound to suit the animation. Sound effects such as footsteps, hitting, whistling and actions were included in the film. Since then, many other animations began syncronizing sound to their creations. -
CGI Animation
Computer Generated Imagery animation works by using technology to animate 3D models. The first successful CGI animation was Pixar's Toy Story (1995). Since then, other animation studios, and even games use this animation technique.
