Animation 1: The Lion King - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7PlTaawfQ
The Lion King is a digitally animated film made 20 years ago in 1994 which follows the story of a young lion cub who witnesses his fathers death and is exiled and grows up in the jungle.
There are positives and negatives with digital animation.
Positives:
It can be used to create films or series with stunning setpieces.
It shows what can be created with technologly.
It can be used as inspiration for other things such as art.
Negatives:
Digital Animation could create films that could have a negative influence on people specifically children.
Digital Animation sometimes come under criticism for scenes being too violent for a childrens film, for example The Lion King has scenes of lions fighting and killing each other
Animation 2: The Nightmare Before Christmas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv1HX80u5x4
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stop-motion film made by Tim Burton in 1993 which is the story of Jack Skellington who opens a portal to a new world called "Christmas Town" to celebrate the holiday of christmas but when he does so, there are some consequences.
Positives:
It doesn't require special effects.
Negatives:
The angles of the objects you're using in the animation have to be in the right position otherwise the project may mess up.
Animation 3: Toy Story - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsusakRf7T8
Toy Story is a CGI animated film made by Disney and Pixar made in 1995 and tells the story of friendship between one childs toys.
Task 1B
Techniques:
1. Zoetrope
2. Kinetiscope
3. Flick Book
4. Cel Animation
5. Rotoscoping
6. Drawn On Film
7. Digital Applications
8. Claymotion
Animators:
1. Walt Disnney
2. Hanna Barbera
3. Warner Brothers
4. Norman McLaren
5. Aardman Animations
Task 1C
Toy Story:
Animated by Pixar Animation Studios.
Produced by Ralph Guggenheim and Bonnie Arnold.
Came out in 1995.
Toy Story recieved universal acclaim and managed to gross more than $350 million worldwide and $191,796,233 in the U.S. and Canada and $170,162,503 in international markets for a total of $361,958,736 worldwide, It has won 19 out the 32 awards that it has been nominated for.
In this scene of Toy Story Sid has strapped Buzz to a rocket and is about to light it and Woody has teamed up with the other toys in order to save Buzz.
Main Body:
- What effects have been used? (Use actual examples from the animation and discuss how effective the technique is)
Conclude:
- What is good or bad about the animation?
- Is the technique used successful?
