Week 1: A Brief History, Squash and Stretch, Do We Need Animation, and Paper Animation
What is Animation?
A sequence of images put together in order to create the illusion of independent movement.
Where can you find animation?
EVERYWHERE!!!
It's not just cartoons and movies! Animation can be found on:
-Cellphones
-Commersials
Blue Moon Bear
-Tablets-Computers
-Robots
Automated Machines
A Brief History
Animation has been around longer than you think. It had it's first appearance in cave drawings, has appered in paintings and sculptures numerus times, even had toys based off the illusions of animation in the 1800s, right up until the first animated short in 1900.
Cave Drawings
'Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash' by Giacomo Balla
Thaumatropes were really popular with the kids in the 1800s.
'Enchanted Drawings' 1900
What is Squash and Stretch?
Squash and Stretch is on of the 12 principles of animation. It is when you take a character/object, stretch and squash it as far as you can while still keeping the original mass.
Animation is fun and all, but do we need it?
You would be surprised how useful animation has been!
For instance, back in 1915, the Lusitania ship was sunk by the Germans. And since this was the early 20th century and there was no such thing as live news and cameras were still very new, it was up to Winsor McCay, on of the first animators in history, to 'capture' the action through animation. It took him 2 years to complete, but the impact was everlasting.
Animation can also help in talking about harsher subjects like what really happens when you get Alzheimer's.
“Animation is a great way of communicating difficult messages, delivering them in an easily understandable and memorable way" - Heather Wright
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