Animation Basics: Principles, Technology, and Psychology, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Technology

Download Animation Basics: Principles, Technology, and Psychology and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Technology in PDF only on Docsity! Animation Basics ! Science of animation (Why does it work?) n  “persistence of vision” on the retina? n  Desire of the brain to make sense (Gestalt theory) ! (Old) Technology of animation n  Flipbook, Thaumatrope, Zoetrope n  Rotoscope n  Multiplane camera (for cel animation) Animation Basics ! Psychology of animation: Tells a Story n  Have an intro, a peak, a punch-line ! Animation quality depends (still) on n  Rate of image display n  Amount of difference between images n  Position of changing images Tricks of Walt ! Attract viewer’s attention n  Before moving, a character w  blinks, w  backs up a little, w  hesitates ! Timing is everything n  While the action happens, movement w  Slows down/Speeds up w  Zooms in/out ! Movement should be made obvious n  e.g. put marks on a rotating ball ! Get Physical n  Convey weight w  The supporting surface squeezes n  Convey size w  Compare with known size n  Convey softness/hardness w  Through collision Camera Animation ! Even when no object moves, you can have animation n  See Regen (rain) ! Panning n  Camera looks in a fixed direction, but moves ! Orbiting n  Camera looks at a fixed location, but moves ! Tracking n  Camera looks at a fixed location, moves along a fixed path Classics ! Classics n  Luxo, Jr. http://www.pixar.com/shorts/ljr/index.html w  Spinoff: Luxo gets a buzz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CKnnDr0da4