ANIMATION
ANIMATION is the process of giving the illusion of movement to drawings, models or inanimate objects.
The Magic Lantern c.1650
Thaumatrope 1834
Bird in Cage by Megan and Jackie Wampler
Zoetrope 1850’s Image: Milton Bradley & Co., 1870 V&A Museum
Flip book 1868
PIONEERS OF ANIMATION EADWEARD J. MUYBRIDGE His animal locomotion studies are among the earliest visual experiments with moving images, laying the foundations for later forms of videography.
Image: Animal Locomotion, Plate 765,Vulture Flying,1887
PIONEERS OF ANIMATION JAMES STUART BLACKTON
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 1906
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGh6maN4l2I
The Enchanted Drawing 1900 James Stuart Blackton
PIONEERS OF ANIMATION WINSOR MCCAY
Little Nemo 1911
PIONEERS OF ANIMATION GEORGES MELIES
The Polific Magical Egg 1902
“The reason we used animation instead of real images is because drawings have an abstract quality. If we used real images, right away it would be an ethnic film...But drawings, with their abstract quality, emphasize the universal� - Satrapi
Image clip from Persepolis (2007) Animation Film by Marjane Satrapi
BIBLIOGRAPHY ARTICLES/WEBSITES:
IMAGES
BOOKS
How Computer Animation Works: The Computer Animation Process by Dave Roos 1998-2012 HowStuffWorks, Inc- (http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/computer-animation5. htm) Accessed 12/10/12
Animal Locomotion Plate 765,Vulture Flying, Eadweard Muybridge 1887 www.laurencemillergallery.com
From Word to Image, Marcie Begleiter (2001), Micheal Wiese Productions, US
Before Walt Disney: 5 Pioneers of Early Animation, Maria Popova, July 5 2011, (www.theatlantic.com) Accessed 12/10/12
Zoetrope: Milton Bradley & Co., 1870 Victoria & Albert Museum
The Process of Animation, Brad Aldridge Productions, Berkeley, CA, 2005, JustDisney.com Accessed 12/10/12
Magic Lantern: animationhistory.blogspot.co.uk
Flipbook: http://www.dipity.com/cnsmedia/Rosie-LO1-Animation-Timeline/ Thaumatrope :http://www.etsy.com/ people/FiveAndNineteen?ref=ls_profile
Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes, Bowers, J. (2011) John Wiley and Sons, Inc, US