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Creating the Film |
Moving an object is not enough when creating the film. It must be given a soul, a thought an expression. It is possible to animate anything - drawings, matches, stones, fabric, and humans. An animated cartoon is only one kind of animated film there are many types such as 3d animation, clay animation and still frame animation to name a few. Throughout all these techniques technology really only plays a small part. Without the human hand, the talent and the mind of the animator an animation would not have the necessary soul to come alive. |
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Composed on paper at the animator’s table, the drawing continues to the contourist who transmits it onto celluloid. The celluloid then ends under a camera scanner. All the while the image is kept in place with cleats to maintain the ratio within the composition. |
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An animation is projected frame by frame at a minimum of 12 frames a second. This process isn’t as straightforward as drawing the first to last frame.
The animator will first establish the
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trajectory of motion and will then create the first and last frame. When animating some figures, results only come after many drawings and sketches. For more difficult movements, key frames are animated first and then the computer is used to assist in filling in the middle frames. |
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Each frame is on the separate piece of paper. Pencil drawn frames are then scanned one more time (“Line test”) and if they work as expected, they are re-drawn “for real” complete with all the details as defined in the master pattern.
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