research into animation (animation project)

animation is a process where there are moving images or shapes, a continuous motion or illusion. of images which are all different to make whar this project will be about, which is animation. animations can be recorded on many different devices, even those which don't involve technology, these could be: a flip book,  motion picture film, or shown/ presented on digital media, such as: GIF, flash or video, to display ones such as this a computer, digital camera or projector can be used.

just like the GIF shown, animations are made of frames, depending on how many frames there are and how long each frame lasts for depends on the length of the animation and detail, such as this one is created of atleast 6-10 frames which play very fast to make the gif seem like a bouncing ball..

Animation creation methods include the traditional animation creation method and those involving stop motion animation of two and three-dimensional objects, such as paper cutouts, puppets and clay figures. Images are displayed in a rapid succession, usually 24, 25, or 30 frames per second..

Techniques 



Traditional 
traditional animation consists of photographs of hand drawn pictures, each pictures is used as one frame, and all the pictures are put together to make an animation., this can include as many pictures/ frames as desired but it will take a while to draw every little movement. depending on detail to create the illusion of movement
every picture is slightly different, so when put together it makes it seem the shape/ object is moving.
"drawings are traced or photocopied onto transparent acetate sheets called cels, which are filled in with paints in assigned colors or tones on the side opposite the line drawings. The completed character cels are photographed one-by-one against a painted background by a rostrum camera onto motion picture film ."

Stop motion animation
stop motion animation is basically manipulating real world objects, photographing them one frame at a time to create the illusion of movement. there are many different types of stop motion animation such as puppet:( obviously using stop motion puppet figures with an armature inside to keep them still and straight -- the pictures is showing an example of a puppet used in stop animation)
clay: ( uses figures made out of clay or any matierial like clay, some may contain a wire frame to keep them upstraight and still, for every frame the clay figures are modled in a way in which when playing all the frames back, it looks like a proper animation, using clay is probably really easy as it can be morphed into many different shapes -- this picture is showing a frame made completely out of clay)
cut out: (consists of cut out pieces of paper or material, cutting out many different shapes and forms, is apparently less time consuming than drawing everything.) these are just a few examples of stop motion animation.
 
Computer animation 
computer animation uses a variety of techniques of animation which are done digitally, some include, 2D, which mainly focuses on the image manipulation using basic 2D images, shapes and forms to create a simple or yet very complicated animation, kind of like cartoons you see some times, and then there is also 3D which is based around building a virtual world with objects and characters move and interact move them to your will, 3D can also make things look realistic to the viewer. (the picture is just showing an example of what 2D and 3D is)

there are many other types of animation such as mechanical  or sand animation or even pin screen, etc, but the ones i mentioned are probably the most well known or mostly used in the industries/ by people today and over the years.

uses of media (sci fi project extended)

for my sci fi project i used 3 different medias: pencil/ traditional, water colour paints and digital / Photoshop, i had to use 3 different medias so i can see how i can work under 3 different types of medias and if i can understand how they are used and why they are used, and also why did i choose to use them, well the answer is quite simple.

pencil and pen: i used this for one of my concepts due to the fact it is easy and basic, i do try to use more challenging medias, but this is one of my favorite, i am able to sketch easily and create what i want easily without trouble due to the fact pencil is erasable. pencil is mainly used for sketching and drawing, it first outlines a basic image in your mind and if you wish to go into detail then pencil is good for shading and fine details, it gives a grate gradient effect and can be erased with ease. probably favored by many people. then there is pen which is mainly used for writing, but i use it for outlining, i believe it makes things look more bold and more clean, people do tend to draw with pen as it gives a more bold and straight image.

water colour: water colours are obviously used with ALOT of water, i used this as it is something new to me and i thought it would make a really good base, and also gradient effect with colours, and i was right, not only this but it can be used for detail too, due to the fact this was my first time PROPERLY using water colours, it only took a short while for me to first figure out how to use them correctly, then using them was quite easy and simple, its very fun to do, people would usually use water colours to create concept art or back grounds mainly, due to the fact it creates a nice gradient look on things, how to use them correctly would to start off with a very watered down colour and build up into much thicker and darker colours.

digital/ Photoshop: this was my first time using Photoshop, so obviously i has some hard times using it, however Photoshop is good for when you want to create a nice defined look on something, something bold with bright colours, something which you couldn't do with crayons, pencils etc. like pencil, you can erase and re do, but of course it's digitalised, it took some time getting used to but it is very easy to use now. people would usually use this for quick concept drawings or maybe certain art, this certain soft ware is also used for editing images, creating whole new images etc. very popular amongst many game industries