ANIMATION

is the process of giving the illusion of movement to drawings, models or inanimate objects.

ANIMATION

The Magic Lantern c.1650

Thaumatrope 1834

Bird in Cage by Megan and Jackie Wampler

Zoetrope 1850’sImage: Milton Bradley & Co., 1870 V&A Museum

Flip book 1868

PIONEERS OF ANIMATIONEADWEARD J. MUYBRIDGE

His animal locomotion studies are among the earliest visual experiments with moving images, laying the foundations for later forms of videography.

Image: Animal Locomotion, Plate 765,Vulture Flying,1887

PIONEERS OF ANIMATION

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 1906Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGh6maN4l2I

JAMES STUART BLACKTON

The Enchanted Drawing 1900 James Stuart Blackton

PIONEERS OF ANIMATIONWINSOR MCCAY

Little Nemo 1911

PIONEERS OF ANIMATIONGEORGES MELIES

The Polific Magical Egg 1902

Image clip from Persepolis (2007) Animation Film by Marjane Satrapi

“The reason we used animation instead of real images is because drawings have an abstract quality. If we used real images, right away it would be an ethnic film...But drawings, with their abstract quality, emphasize the universal”- Satrapi

BIBLIOGRAPHY

IMAGES

Animal Locomotion Plate 765,Vulture Flying, Eadweard Muybridge 1887 www.laurencemillergallery.com

Magic Lantern: animationhistory.blogs-pot.co.uk

Zoetrope: Milton Bradley & Co., 1870 Victoria & Albert Museum

Flipbook: http://www.dipity.com/cns-media/Rosie-LO1-Animation-Timeline/

Thaumatrope :http://www.etsy.com/people/FiveAndNineteen?ref=ls_pro-file

ARTICLES/WEBSITES:

How Computer Animation Works: The Computer Animation Process by Dave Roos 1998-2012 HowStuffWorks, Inc- (http://entertainment.howstuff-works.com/computer-animation5.htm) Accessed 12/10/12

Before Walt Disney: 5 Pioneers of Early Animation, Maria Popova, July 5 2011, (www.theatlantic.com) Accessed 12/10/12

The Process of Animation, Brad Aldridge Productions, Berkeley, CA, 2005, JustDisney.com Accessed 12/10/12

BOOKS

From Word to Image, Marcie Begleiter (2001), Micheal Wiese Productions, US

Introduction to Graphic Design Methodologies and Processes, Bowers, J. (2011) John Wiley and Sons, Inc, US