2D AnimationBy: Hessah Malallah & Jawaher Ali-Reda

DefinitionTo Animate is literally to give life to

Animation is about fooling the eye of the audience to believe that they are witnessing continuous motion when in fact it is only a s-e-r-i-e-s of images beingalternated

Table of ContentsHistory of AnimationAnimation ProcessJapanimationAnimation ProgramsAnimation Scripting ToolsRequired Animation HardwareRecommended Computer HardwareBibliography

Traditional Hand-Drawn Animation1880sZeotrope Wheel of LifeFlip Book1890 Meleis camera shots for motion (still used)Winsor McCay first in color animation1910 John BrayDisney sound and base for all animation. Walt Disney gave us the road to the final picture.

Computer Animation from Stop-Motion AnimationManipulation of identifiable objectsPuppet AnimationClaymationPinhead AnimationSand Animation

Animation ProductionPresentations are made of manyActs that involveScenes that are made ofShots that consist of a number ofFrames

Conventional Animation ProcessPreliminary StoryStory Board DevelopmentDetailed StoryKey FramesTest ShotPencil TestIn-betweeningInkingColoringTiming, characterization and EditingComputer Based Animation borrowed only a few of these processes because technology has replaced some processes and integrated others.

JapanimationJap-TechChibiVideo GamesAmerican Adoption

Chibi Vs JapanimationJapanimation was later split into Chibi and JapanimationBelow are 2 Chibis you can compare to the Japanimation of the same character

Animation ProgramsThere are different programs that are used for different purposes, such as:for making the graphicsfor soundfor motionfor the final picturePhotoshop Deluxe & GIMPCakeWalkAnimo V.5Ax-Cel

Animation Scripting ToolsGraphic FramesRendering Servers

Required Animation HardwareGraphics or Game Card for Laptops1024X768 to 1280X1024 Pixel Compatible ScreenExternal MousePen Mouse and Tablet

Computer Hardware RecommendedExternal Screen if less than required resolution is availableTransparency outlinerScannerHigh resolution printer

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Bibliography

http://www.sce.ohio-stat .edu/~parent/book /Intro.html

http://www.google.com picture directory http://www.nittlegrasper.com