My Own Animation and Pixilation

Pixilation - How it is done

Pixilation is done by using real people instead of models. You take photos of the people who are stood still that do a different action each time and when they are played back it give the impression of movement.

The first animation done with this was created by Norman Maclaren in 1952 called Neighbors  In some of the scenes they jump up and the photographer would have had to get the photo when they were exactly in the air.

Another animation using this technique is by PES called Human Skateboard. In the film there would be scenes that would have been hard to because in one scene the actor playing the skateboard would have had to balance exactly on the curb.

My Own Animation 

I have created a pixilation animation where you take one picture after another and and when you play it back it gives the illusion of animation. I have used Jacob Heaton in my group to create it.

How We See Animation

How do we see animation

The way we see animation is by having pictures one after the other and the brain is tricked into see the image moving one after the other. It works if the image seen is between 1/25 and 1/12. This is called persistance of vision.


Early types of animation

In the past animation was viewed in different ways one of those ways is by using a device called the zoetrope. The earliest known one is from China in 180 by the inventor Ting Huan.

It works by using a cylinder which has holes cut on the side and has images which go in the inside. Each of the images are different one after the other. When you look through the slits it gives the illusion that the images are moving.

Phenakistoscope

The phenakistoscope was invented in 1841 by Joseph Plaateau. It works by having a having a disc with images on after the other which are different and when the disc is spun it gives the impression that the images are moving.

Kinetoscope 

The kinetoscope was invented by Thomas Edison. It works by having a series of photographs on a drum which flick one after each other giving the impression the images are moving.

Mutoscope

The Mutoscope was a early motion picture device that works by putting a coin in and pulling a hand crank which then a person would look through a lens and the pictures inside would get shown one after the other.

Famous Animators

Famous Animators

Tex Avery

Tex Avery had great drawing skills and great story-lines. The band that played the music fitted the cartoon and added to the comedy.  Sound effects were added when the cartoon was played 

These are videos done by Tex Avery who is a famous animator who does cell animations . The first video is about a cat messing with a dog by making his voice sound different because of a toy it found.

The second video is about a dog who wants to hunt rabbits but it is too late in the day to hunt so he goes to sleep but keeps getting awoken by different circumstances.


Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam is a famous animator who does cut out animations.

This video is about people attempting to fly but keep failing so they try different methods but still fail.

The second video is about a man who has dancing teeth.