Unit 4- Creating Digital Animation

Nadima Begum

Introduction
In this presentation I will be describing the types of
animation there is and give a brief description on
each one.
I will then pick two and elaborate in the notes
section.
I will point out the features, purpose and intended
audience.

Types of Animations
Flick Book
Cel Animation
Stop Motion
Cut-out (paper-based and computer-

generated images either scanned or as

graphics)
Rotoscoping
Skeletal Animation
Flash Animation
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

 Flick Book:
A book of which the pages have drawings on which vary slightly, from
which they gradually turn into moving image when flicked rapidly.
They are used as entertainment, like an illusion of a continuous image
rather than multiple separate pages.
Cel Animation:
Where objects are drawn or painted for an animation, mostly over a
static background, records each change in movement.
Stop Motion:
An animation technique used to make a physically manipulated object or
persona appear to move on its own.
Dolls with movable joints or clay figures are often used in stop motion for
their ease of repositioning.
Cut-Out Animation:
A technique used for producing animations using flat characters, props
and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or
even photographs.

 Rotoscoping:
An animation technique in which animators trace over footage, frame by
frame, for use in live-action and animated films.
Skeletal Animation:
Skeletal animation is the process of taking a skeleton, which consists of a
set of interconnected bones, animating it, and then attaching the vertices of
a mesh model to the skeleton. When the skeleton is posed and key framed,
the vertices of the mesh go along with it. During the animation process the
skeleton serves nothing more than an instinctive handle.
Flash Animation:
An animation made from a software such as Adobe Flash or a similar
software.
Computer-generated imagery [CGI]:
CGI is an application of computer graphics to generate or contribute to
images in art, printed media, video games, films, television programs,
commercials and videos.

Stop Animation & Cut-out

Animation
Stop Animation
This technique is commonly used in
Claymation and puppet-based
animation. The objects are brought
to life by breaking up the figure's
motion into increments and filming
one frame of film per increment.
http
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSzC
Lf8tjP4

Cut-Out
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=En
lmk4Xms7s&safe=active
Many often use cut-out animation
to make photographs of people and
animals to make it seem as if
they're talking or moving, often
resulting in a 2D marionette effect.
This is one of the oldest animation
techniques.