3D CGI Animation

What is 3D CGI Animation?

Computer animation, or CGI animation, is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. - Wikipedia

How does it work?

Modern computers aniamtion would use 3D computer graphics to make animations. 3D characters for animations such as video games are created on the computer but due to the advancement in technology they can now get actors to wear special suits that capture their movement and make the animation process a lot easier.

There are advantages and disadvantages to 3D CGI Animation

• Advantage is that its the most up to date way to make animation and is a great final product
• Disadvanatge is that it requires good equipment and skills

Early digital computer animation was developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1960s by Edward E. Zajac, Frank W. Sinden, Kenneth C. Knowlton, and A. Michael Noll. Other digital animation was also practiced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. - Wikipedia

Two Well-Known examples of 3D CGI Animation are shown below:

Toy Story

Monsters Inc

Here is a video showing a 3D CGI Animation:

Here is a video showing what goes into making a 3D CGI Animation:

2D Computer Graphic Animation

What is 2D Computer Graphic Animation?

2D Computer Graphic Animation is animations or cartoons that have been created entirely on a computer and are not drawn or printed.

How does it work?

It works similar to stop motion animation and an image is created on a computer and the picture will be created around 12 frames per second. Again this is an illusion and ticks the brain and the eye into thinking its seeing a smoothly moving object.

There are advantages and disadvantage to this animation technique:

• The advantages are that its the modern way to make cartoons and less time consuming than other cartoon animation skills.
• The disadvantage is that it requires a computer and is a lot more expensive to make and more difficult.

Early digital computer animation was developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1960s by Edward E. Zajac, Frank W. Sinden, Kenneth C. Knowlton, and A. Michael Noll. Other digital animation was also practiced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. - Wikipedia

Two well known examples are shown below:

The Simpsons:

Spongebob:

Here is a video showing a 2D Animation Graphic Animation:

Here is a video that shows what goes into making a 2D Computer Animation:

Cell Animation

What is a Cal Animation?

A Cell Animation or Celluloid is a transparent sheet on which objects are drawn or painted for traditional, hand-drawn animation. Actual celluloid (consisting of cellulose nitrate andcamphor) was used during the first half of the 20th century, but since it was flammable and dimensionally unstable it was largely replaced by cellulose acetate. With the advent of computer-assisted animation production, the use of cels has been all but abandoned in major productions. Disney studios stopped using cels in 1990 when Computer Animation Production System (CAPS) replaced this element in their animation process. - Wikipedia

How Does it work?

The characters for the animation are drawn on cells and then laid over a static background to prevent the same image needing to be drawn more than once. this is a more effeciient way to complete this animation as different specialized teams can work on different parts.

There are advantages and disadvantage to this animation:

• The advantage is that its more detailed and has a more crisper/cleaner look
• The disadvantage is that it is outdated and time consuming and has been replaced with computers

The credit of the cell animation goes to Earl Hurd and John Bray in 1915.

Two well known examples are displayed below:

Mickey Mouse:

The Jungle Book:

Here is a video showing the process that goes into making a cell animation:

Here is another example: