Animation

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Animation is a way of making a movie from still images. Each image becomes one frame of the movie. We view the result at a speed of sixteen to twenty-four images per second, and see an illusion of movement (because of persistence of vision).

There are three ways to animate:

1. Draw each frame
2. Use stop-motion: make a model scene and change it between frames
3. Make computer graphics

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Famous names in the industry 4 Famous animation studios 4.1 United States 4.2 Canada 4.3 Europe 4.4 Asia 4.4.1 Japan 4.4.2 China 4.4.3 Philippines 4.5 Australia 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Overview

Because it is expensive to make, animation mostly comes from professional companies. However, an independent movement in the field has existed since the 1950s in America, with many such people entering the professional industry. In Europe, the independent movement has existed since the 1910s, with pioneering animators like pre-revolutionary Russia's Ladislas Starevich and Germany's Lotte Reiniger.

Another style of the genre comes in the form of limited animation, used by popular companies such as UPA and Hanna-Barbera Productions since the 1950s. This method often cuts costs and speeds up the production process through "shortcuts". Surprisingly enough, it serves as the basis of the industry.

[edit] History

To find out about the history of the genre, refer to the upcoming "History of animation" page.

[edit] Famous names in the industry

Tex Avery Ralph Bakshi Joseph Barbera Brad Bird Mel Blanc Don Bluth Sylvain Chomet Gabor Csupo Gene Deitch Walt Disney Adam Elliot Max Fleischer

Friz Freleng Matt Groening Yoram Gross William Hanna Ray Harryhausen Ub Iwerks Ollie Johnston Chuck Jones Mike Judge Glen Keane Arlene Klasky Walter Lantz

John Lasseter Winsor McCay Norman McLaren Hayao Miyazaki Yuriy Norshteyn Katsuhiro Otomo Nick Park Trey Parker Bill Plympton Matt Stone Ivan Ivanov-Vano Will Vinton John Kricfalusi Bob Clampett Frank Thomas Ricahrd Williams

[edit] Famous animation studios

[edit] United States

• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
• DreamWorks SKG
• Film Roman
• Filmation
• Hanna-Barbera Productions (now Cartoon Network Studios)
• Klasky Csupo
• MGM
• Pixar
• UPA
• Walt Disney Pictures
• Warner Bros.

[edit] Canada

• Atkinson Film-Arts
• Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment)
• CinéGroupe
• Nelvana

[edit] Europe

• Aardman (United Kingdom)
• Belvision (Belgium)
• Chromosomos (Spain)
• DIC (France)
• Ellipse Programme (France)
• France Animation
• Grand Slamm Children's Films (United Kingdom)
• Soyuzmultfilm (Russia)
• Sullivan Bluth Studios (Ireland)
• Zagreb Film (Croatia)

[edit] Asia

[edit] Japan

• Bandai Visual
• BONES
• GAINAX
• Gonzo
• Madhouse Studios
• Production I.G.
• Studio Ghibli
• Sunrise
• Tatsunoko Productions
• Toei

[edit] China

• Beijing Xie Art (mainland)
• Colorland (Hong Kong)
• Wang Film Productions (Taiwan)

[edit] Philippines

• Toon City

[edit] Australia

• DisneyToon Studios
• Liquid Animation

[edit] See also

• Movie
• List of movie genres
• Cartoon

[edit] External links

• Keyframe - The Animation Resource
• A Detailed History of Animation
• Don Markenstein's Toonopedia
• Animation World Network
• Indian animations
• Cartoon Research (site has a complete list of American release dates for animated features)
• Internet Movie Database's page for animation (and also its lists of best and worst titles)
• PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate Contains tutorials on creating animations for PowerPoint Presentations.
• 3D Animation Resources