Animation Assessment

Cell based animation

Cell-based animation gets its name fro using cels or sheets of plastic. Each drawing for the animation is made on paper and then traced onto a cell which of course is transparent. Then the drawing on the cell is painted in so it is in colour and taken to be photographed. Then the process is repeated with each drawing made slightly different from the previous one - up to 25 drawings When these separate images are played back, it gives the felling that its moving. An excellent example of cell-based animation is any of the Disney movies especially Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. All cells were hand drawn and painted. 

Cut out 

Cut out animation is a stop-animations this is made by using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, fabric or even photographs. For an example you cut out an image from a magazine and photographic it then move it then take another photo and do this process over and over again until your happy with your storyline and images. The only difference is that the camera is face down on to the drawings. 

Model-based animation 

Model-based animation is one of the simplest stop-motion animation there is, you can use clay models our use toys for an example lego you could build a number of objects then photograph them then move them a little bit then take another photo until your sequence is complete. Then after doing that edit the sequence by speeding the images up so it looking like its moving.

Pixillation 

Pixilation is a stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. 

Time lapse 

Time lapse is used mostly for landscape shoots for an example from a ruff top showing the change of and landscape for an example a building getting built