Free ebook computer animation.pdf
Animation is the production of consecutive images, which, when displayed, convey a feeling of motion. Animated images are almost magical in their ability to capture our imagination. By telling a compelling story, astounding with special e_ects, or mesmerizing with abstract motion, animation can infuse a sequence of inert images with the illusion of motion and life. Creating this illusion, either by hand or with the assistance of com puter software, is not easy. Each individual image, or frame, in the animated sequence must blend seamlessly with the other images to create smooth and continuous motion that ows through time.
Traditionally, animation was created by drawing images of the characters for each frame in the action. At the start of the production, the animator is given storyboards, which are sketches depicting the sequence of majoractions and illustrating the expressions of the characters. The animator also works from a _nished soundtrack, which determines the timing of the piece. In older animations, the background scenery was often stationary and the characters were painted on cels, pieces of clear celluloid that could be stacked on top of the background. Most hand animation is created with keyframing where a lead animator creates the key, or most important frames, and a second animator creates the in between frames. Regardless of the medium, the challenge for the animator is to create images that impart expressiveness and life to the character.
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