Animation Techniques.

Drawn Animation

These are made by taking a drawn image and replacing it with another in a long sequence. The drawings are slightly different each time is is replaced, these drawings are put together in a row and are shown very quickly, producing a very effective animation.

Good Point? It looks great.

Bad Point? It takes a very long time to film from start to finish and is expensive, needing many animators to complete the work.

Examples :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eI2WlKhvO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

Cut-Out Animation

This is done using cut out shapes and figures which get moved around or replaced with other cut-outs. Cut-Outs can be laid on drawings which can be used as backgrounds. Flat objects can be used in your animations.

Good Point
It is very quick and easy to do.
Bad Point
It is difficult to have more than one or two cut-outs moving at the same time. cut-out animation appears to move in a very stiff and awkward way.

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQ0xGntRHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKhBztN4GvQ

Model Animation Or Stop Motion Animation
This can be made by filming puppets or any form of 3D models, You could use materials such as plasticne, clay or wire or anything that can be bent and made into diffrent shapes. the models are put in position and filmed then are moved slightly and filmed again, the images are all put together and made move quickly to give the impression of your models moving.

Good Points
Models can be used over and over again and copies made of them to shoot diffrent scenes at the same time so that the filming takes less time!
Bad Points
This type of animation needs a lot of time and hard work!

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYktLq3yDw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlqQSMifqk

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
3D images can be scaned into the computer using digital photography or made within the computer itself, you can use clay models to make people and sets and once scanned into the computer as wire frame models whick are gradually bulit up into a three dimensional image witch can eventually be made into a film.
Good Point
Computers are becoming Cheaper and easier to use than traditional animation.

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2gPZRsz0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGIoRUlzE2Q

Video Sharing.

Youtube is a video sharing website. It allows you to create your own account and upload videos and to view videos. It also allows you to watch videos that other people have uploaded. Youtube has many different genres of videos you can view, from music videos to movie trailers etc. Most videos allow you to comment and rate them. You can also share videos from youtube on bebo, myspace, facebook and other social networking sites. When you create an account you can add any videos you particularly like into your favourites. You can also add people as friends and subscribe to their Youtube channels. The best thing about Youtube is that their is no signup costs and everything on it is completely free.

Aniboom is another video sharing website which focuses on uploading short animation films. Once you have created an account it allows you to create a portfolio of animations that you created. It also allows you to watch other peoples creations. Aniboom is a good website that is good to upload your animations to.

Layout Editing

BBC.
The BBC website allows you to move things around on the page and allows you to change what you would like to view such as worldwide news, uk news, scottish news etc.






IGoogle.
The IGoogle website is similar to the BBC website in that it allows you to move around some of the content.

Text Editing.

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The main features of Blogger is to allow users to keep a blog. It allows you to include pictures and videos in your blog also.

The main features of Tumblr are similar to Blogger as it allows you to keep a blog. Other features include chat, audio and video.

Photo Sharing.

The homepage of Flickr introduces what features it has to offer, such as sharing photos, uploading pictures and organising them, how to crop, fix and edit etc. Flickr allows you to upload and share your photos with everyone.

The homepage of smugmug is different to Flickr as it is more complicated. Flickr tells you its features whereas SmugMug doesn't do this. It gives the viewer the choice to view the most popular photos on the site and the newspapers views of the site.

Layout Editing

The layout on each of these sites can be changed. They are both similar because the layout on each site can be changed.

Teen Screen

What is it?

Teen Screen Weekend is a series of events which allow young filmmakers the chances to take part in exciting workshops and screenings including Sonic Arts and Script to Screen Masterclasses.

When’s it all happening?

Teen Screen takes place on the 1^st and 2^nd of November 2009 and is part of the Discovery Film Festival for young people, held in Dundee.