Wednesday 28 September 2011

object animation



Object animation is a technique created by using objects such as keys,coins or any objects you have. To make this animation successful you need to take pictures of every movement you do which will after become a sequence where the objects look like they have come to life.

The good thing about object animation is that you don't have to make anything all you need is a few objects to make this technique.This also saves time and makes the job easier than other
animations where you have to take more time to think about what you are going to produce.
Even though object animation may be easy to create than other animations,it also has it's disadvantages too.With object animation it is very limited in terms of creating a feeling or expressions.It very basic and you can't be as imaginative as desired.

Object animation is a good technique for it uses objects to create amazing video clips this is interesting to watch because we are using objects almost as if they're humans and making them come to life.

When doing object animation,it can be a little stressful for you have to take many photo shots to make the object look like it's moving.This takes a lot of time and patience to make your animation successful.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

ZOETROPE

Zoetrope is a device which is used to create an illusion of action. It was used in the 19th century to find ways to make pictures come to life. People would draw pictures on strips and place it in the zoetrope and spin it. The zoetrope has a cylinder shaped bowl which has slits around it. When you look into it the illusion is that the pictures are actually moving.

Persistence of visison refers to the phenomenon where the retina retains an picture for a spilt second after the image was actually seen.It lends itself to animation by adopting the illusion of motion when we look at images in closely timed sequence to one another.

The Zoetrope was invented by an inventor name William Horner in england 1834.William called it the " Daedalum" which means (the wheel of the devil).The zoetrope didnt become popular until the 1860's where it was patented by both makers in England and America.The American developer William F. Lincolin named his toy the "Zoetrope" which means ' wheel of life'.