Research 8 – Animation
5 Forms of Animation
- Traditional Animation.
- 2D Animation.
- 3D Animation.
- Motion Graphics.
- Stop Motion.
Stop motion animation
Object-Motion — moving or animating objects.
Examples:
Claymation — moving clay.
Examples of clay animation
- Gumby.
- Wallace and Gromit.
- Robot Chicken.
- Bob the Builder.
Pixilation — moving or animating people.
Examples of pixilation
- Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
- End Love – OK, go.
- Vermillion – Slipknot
- Road to Nowhere – Talking Heads
Cutout-Motion — moving paper/2D material.
Examples of cutout-motion
- Lauren Child – Charlie and Lola
- South Park
- Captain Pugwash
Puppet Animation — moving puppets.
Examples of Puppet animation
- Tim Burton – Corpse Bride
- Jim Hensons – The Muppets
Silhouette Animation — backlighting cutouts
Examples of silhouette animation
Cinderella
Ref:
Object motion animation (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_animation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
Medium (2019) Silhouette animation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
Wikipedia (2021) Cutout animation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_animation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
Wikipedia (2021) Pixilation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixilation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
The flying animator (2020) Pixilation
https://www.the-flying-animator.com/pixilation.html
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
VMG Studios (2020) What is stop motion?
https://blog.vmgstudios.com/what-is-stop-motion-definition-examples
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
Wikipedia (2021) Clay animation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_animation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
Britannica (2021) Puppet animation
https://www.britannica.com/art/puppet-animation
[Accessed 31/05/2021]
