EMS Creative iMedia Unit 212

1. DIGITAL ANIMATION
Lesson 1

2. LESSON GOALS
 Understand different types of animation
 Know the purpose and use of each
 Be able to describe advantages and disadvantages
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

3. WHAT TECHNIQUES DO
YOU KNOW ABOUT?

4. FLIPBOOK
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 One of the most basic forms
of animation that has been
used for many years.
 Every flipbook has a different
frame on each page of the
book.
 When you flip through them
you can see the story one
page after another like it is
being played at a faster rate.
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

5. STOP MOTION
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 When this type of
animation
is
done
properly it can look as
realistic as a video.
 Stop motion requires
you to take a photo
for every frame of the
animation.
 The more photographs
you take the better
the appearance of the
final animation.
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#technique #use

6. Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
TIME LAPSE
 This is a photography
based technique.
 It takes a long time
create these types
animation because
requires hundreds
photograph.
to
of
it
of
 This type of animation
shows the difference
that occurs in a scene
over a period of time.
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

7. CEL
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 Cel animation signaled the
beginning of changes in
traditional animation.
 Each part of a frame in cel
animation is drawn on a
separate cel then moved
independently.
 This meant drawings didn’t
have to be repeated when
you needed part of a scene
again in future.
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

8. CLAY MODELLING
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 Clay modelling brought
animation into a new
generation.
 This requires 24 frames
photographed for each
second of film.
 Nick Park created the
most famous animated
movie with ‘Wallace
and Grommit ’ which
was released in 1989.
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

9. DIGITAL
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 2D and 3D animation
can be created by
computer.
 Most common method
for making films.
 Star Trek 2 was the first
film to use CGI.
 Lucasfilm, Dreamworks,
Pixar and Disney also
use this technique.
#animation #purpose
#technique #use

10. DIGITAL (FLASH)
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 This is one of the most
common techniques used
in the industry today.
 Adobe Flash is used to
create animations which
using features such as:
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Tweening
Key Frames
Layers
Audio
Library
Frame by Frame
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#technique #use

11. YOUR TASK
Understand animation techniques
Describe purpose & use of each
 Research and describe at least four animation techniques used
in the digital media industry such as:
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Flipbook
Stop Motion
Time Lapse Photography
Cel Animation
Clay Modelling
Digital Animation
Flash Animation (Required)
 For each technique you research
explain the following:
 Purpose
 Use
 Advantages and Disadvantages
#animation #purpose
#technique #use