2. DEFINITIONS
Stop frame
This is a way of making a physical objet appear as
if it is moving.
Through the use of the many photos moving it a
little bit at one time.
This is used in such films like Wallace and
Gromit.
3. FRAME RATES
Frames rates are the number of images per
second, the average is set at 24 frames rates
per second. The higher the rater the smoother
the film.
4. PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Persistence of vision is the phenomenon of the
eye. The eye perceives something to be
moving i.e. flicker book or a zoetrope.
6. WILLIAM HORNER
William Horner was an animation pioneer. He created
the the Zoetrope in 1834.
This invention made animation easier to see because it
used small slits on the side of the drum which a
person could look inside and see the image moving.
He was responsible for inspiring further
developments in animation.
7. EDWARD MUYBRIDGE
This was the basis of the flip books
Without being stapled together
9. RAY HARRYAUSEN
Ray H, began the trend of stop motion effects for creative sequences
in live action, with films such as Star wars in the 1980’s.
In 1953 he created special effects for the Beast 20,000 Fathoms. He
learned a technique called Split Screen which inserted beast into
real world backgrounds.
He was also renowned for creating the 7th Voyage of Sinbad. He
often worked alone and his films could take as long as two years
to create, a famous example of this was a skeleton sword fight in
Jason and the Argonauts, in this he shot no more than 13 frames
a day.
The 60’s saw some of his best years including One million BC and
Sinbad the Eye of the Tiger.
10. JAN ŠVANKMAJER
• He started out using puppets he got at Christmas with a
puppet studio.
• 1988 he made Alice in Wonderland
• He is due to release a new movie in 2015
12. TIM BURTON
What Tim Burton has produced in
animation.
Nightmare Before Christmas- 1993
Corpse Bird – 2005
Frankenweenie_(2012 film) WaltDisney
Pictures
13. AARDMEN ANIMATION
The two founders of Aardmen were Peter Lord and David
Sproxman in 1972.
Their first work was for the BBC for a series for deaf children. Called Vision
On. They later created a character called Morph. In 1997 Aardmen and
Dreamworks got together to create Chicken Run, this as their first feature film.
In 2006 the pair split and did not renew their contract. In 2007 they signed a
contract with Sony, their first feature 3D film was Arthur Christmas.
From December 2008, Aardman also started posting various flash games on
Newgrounds, these were based on the characters Wallace and Gomit
