Tuesday 24 February 2015
StopMotion Animation
Monday 23 February 2015
History of Animation
History Of Animation
Zoetrope
The zoetrope or as it used to be called "The Wheel of life" This wheel is actually a drum in a shape of a wheel that rests on a pole with a wooden base. Inside of it there a series of images that when the wheel is spun creates the effect of a form of movement, the quicker it is spun the better quality the images blend together.
The Zoetrope is a device made in 1834 by William Horner, this device was built to maintain entertainment because in that time things like cinemas and big screens did not exist. This device inspired hundreds, maybe thousands to create their own form of movement picture type of film, with cameras, films etc.
But to make this "Wheel of life" come to actual life you had to draw these images first. As you can see in the image above you can see the positioning of the images, near the bottom of the drum, all in between the viewing holes, at a certain distance apart. This gives a better illusion of movement the faster it spins round.
But to make this "Wheel of life" come to actual life you had to draw these images first. As you can see in the image above you can see the positioning of the images, near the bottom of the drum, all in between the viewing holes, at a certain distance apart. This gives a better illusion of movement the faster it spins round.
Phenakistoscope
The Phenakistoscope is like the Zoetrope, built to entertain the audience, however the idea for this device was made in 1829 by Joseph Plateau in 1829. This device was more compact than what the Zoetrope was at all it needed was 2 discs mounted onto each other, the top one was to view the drawings and the bottom one was where the drawings actually were. This device is much like the Zoetrope but a more compact way with a different design and prevents motion blur.
The picture above is an example of what a Phenakistoscope looks like, as you can see this is a GIF file so your seeing it in motion, notice how smooth it moves and the images bland together. The distance and rotation of the device is what is creating such smooth movement.
Kinetoscope
One of the most famous devices is the Kinetoscope by a very common inventor, Thomas Edison, Edison was inspired by Eadweard Muybridge and decided to involve himself in what seemed to be a breakthrough for the 2D animation universe. The kinetoscope was not as compact as the other devices above, this one is roughly the half the size of an average man. The shape is completely different as well, an example is below.
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That is what a kinetoscope looks like, the viewing part is at the very top at the part that seems to look like binoculars, in the time this was made (1892) this was a high tech piece of machinery that dazzled thousands of people. this works by putting a series of images in specific position and the band inside of it will roll and create the series of image to move in motion and seem like its coming to life. If you compare the kinetoscope to the zoetrope, the kinetoscope is a huge advancement to the animation industry.
That is what a kinetoscope looks like, the viewing part is at the very top at the part that seems to look like binoculars, in the time this was made (1892) this was a high tech piece of machinery that dazzled thousands of people. this works by putting a series of images in specific position and the band inside of it will roll and create the series of image to move in motion and seem like its coming to life. If you compare the kinetoscope to the zoetrope, the kinetoscope is a huge advancement to the animation industry.
Mutoscope
Once again this device is like the other devices above, its made for animation motion picture. This was made during 1894, and was one of the like a kinetoscope but more compact. The man behind this invention was Herman Casler, he made it so you would insert a coin into the machine and turn the crank to make the pictures inside of it all come together, kind of like the kinetoscope.
The device is shown above, the display of the images is set by a sort of flickering method which is different to what these other devices have used. The flicker method shows an image then quickly takes it away creating a type of flicker.
George Melies
George began off as a magician and was at the screening for the cinematograph which he tried to buy off the Lumiere brothers for 10,000 Francs. This deal did not succeed though because they saw him as hostile, instead he bought a British device called the Animatograph which he modified to his purpose that was filming.
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He shot many films but in weird ways as if they were a stage show, this gave more of a variation to the film industry with Melies' additions. He was the inventor of the jump cut technique that gets used. In the picture below it shows the man himself.
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He shot many films but in weird ways as if they were a stage show, this gave more of a variation to the film industry with Melies' additions. He was the inventor of the jump cut technique that gets used. In the picture below it shows the man himself.
Winsor McCay
Winsor was born in 1867, which was after the time of many devices like zoetrope, as he grew up his interests in drawing cartoon figures seemed to expand more. in his early use of 21 he worked as a billboard artist for the National Printing Company in Chicago, his job was to promote things for circuses and other items. However his interest turned into designing cartoons for Cincinnati, which was when his life only started to gain him fame and glory.
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As he progressed through the cartoonist industry one of his most famous cartoons was called "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" as seen in the picture above.
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As he progressed through the cartoonist industry one of his most famous cartoons was called "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" as seen in the picture above.
Walt Disney
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Walt Disney was indeed one of the biggest icons to the cartoon industry due to his creations of animations like Mickey Mouse which to this day is still one of the biggest brands to kids. He was born in 1901, being related to 4 siblings. As he was growing up he attended an art class, after time when he came back home his brother got him a job at the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio, so he could earn money. After time Disney got inspired to look into the animation industry and began by using the Cel animation technique.
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He then went onto creating his own company with his own cartoons and ideas, but not long after they became brankrupt they relocated to Hollywood where they began the official Disney Brothers Studio, this is also where Steamboat Willie came to mind. Without Walt Disney the animations today probably wouldn't exist in the way they do now, toy story might not exist and many more.
Animation before the 1990's
Yogi bear is a animated TV show, film and comic book. It was first introduced in 1958, in the Huckleberry Hound Show. However the Yogi became more popular than Huckleberry in 1961 where he was given his own show. After 3 years of this show succeeding, in 1964 a feature film called "Hey there, It's Yogi Bear!" was produced. Yogi was created by Hanna-Barbera. According to Link HB was "An American studio that dominated American television animation for almost four decades in the mid-to-late 20th century." HB has also produced other shows such as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and The Smurfs. Which are also quite popular. Yogi Bear is a 2D Animation
Walt Disney was indeed one of the biggest icons to the cartoon industry due to his creations of animations like Mickey Mouse which to this day is still one of the biggest brands to kids. He was born in 1901, being related to 4 siblings. As he was growing up he attended an art class, after time when he came back home his brother got him a job at the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio, so he could earn money. After time Disney got inspired to look into the animation industry and began by using the Cel animation technique.
He then went onto creating his own company with his own cartoons and ideas, but not long after they became brankrupt they relocated to Hollywood where they began the official Disney Brothers Studio, this is also where Steamboat Willie came to mind. Without Walt Disney the animations today probably wouldn't exist in the way they do now, toy story might not exist and many more.
Animation before the 1990's
Yogi bear is a animated TV show, film and comic book. It was first introduced in 1958, in the Huckleberry Hound Show. However the Yogi became more popular than Huckleberry in 1961 where he was given his own show. After 3 years of this show succeeding, in 1964 a feature film called "Hey there, It's Yogi Bear!" was produced. Yogi was created by Hanna-Barbera. According to Link HB was "An American studio that dominated American television animation for almost four decades in the mid-to-late 20th century." HB has also produced other shows such as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and The Smurfs. Which are also quite popular. Yogi Bear is a 2D Animation
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