Lesson 4

Objectives

Today we will:– Learn about the history of animation– Recap on what animation is and the

process involved– Explore animation methods.– Know what stop motion animation is

You will also be creating your own online Flipbook!

Creating Movement: The History of Animation

How Does a Thaumatrope Work?

• When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to combine into a single image due to persistence of vision

• The eye continues to see the two images on either side of the thaumatrope shortly after each has disappeared.  As the thaumatrope spins, the series of quick flashes blend as one continuous image.

Thaumatropes are an easy and fun way to create a simple animation without a whole lot of effort.

Over to you!

You will now attempt to make a THAUMATROPE

Animation Development

• As time went on and paper was more available, people wanted to make their own animation toys

• This introduced the flip-book.

Flip-Book• Flip books are made by

layering sheets of paper with slightly altered images in a sequential order.

• As the viewer quickly “flips” through the book, they see a quick animation.

Flip Book example

20 minute activity

http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/index.php

You now have 20 minutes to create your own online flipbook

What is Stop-Motion?

• Stop-motion is a form of animation that relies on photographs of still objects to create movement. Objects are manipulated and photographed sequentially. When the photographs move together in a quick sequence (like in a film) it creates the illusion of movement. This is similar to the way a flip-book works.

• Clay figures are often used in stop-motion for their ease of repositioning. Stop-motion animation using clay is called clay-mation.

Stop-Motion/Clay-Mation

CGI Grows

In 1995 Toy Story premiered.

Did you know that this was the first full-length motion picture to be entirely CGI.

CGI allows animators to create fantasy situations and illusions within real live action.

Latest Animation

• The movie Avatar uses CGI animation alongside other image-based technologies to create stunning visual effects.

Plenary

• List three things that you have learned from this lesson.

• What did you find interesting?• What are you still unsure of?