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Animation Schools

dika saputra

2008-03-28

		Title: Animation Schools

Animation Schools prepare art students for an exciting career designing games, special effects, cartoons, and more. With the introduction of computer animation, there is an ever-growing demand for professional artists who can fill a variety of animation positions.

Future animators should seek a degree in arts and humanities with an emphasis on computer animation, visual effects, or gaming animation. Your education will start with the basics of drawing, such as fundamental drawing studies, life drawing and layout animation. Next, you'll learn to use computer-aided software programs, and acquire basic skills such as character design, layout, storytelling, visual communication, direction, editing, and style.

A degree in animation can take you in many directions; you could work for a television studio, art studio, gaming software development company, or a special effects studio. Animators are generally very well-paid, with annual earnings in the range of $50,000.

If you really love to draw, a career in animation might be just right for you! Find the animation school that suits you by searching the many options found at www.schoolsgalore.com.

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What You Can Do With A Computer Animation Degree

Nic Haffner

2008-02-13

		Title: What You Can Do With A Computer Animation Degree

Maybe you have decided that you want to go into the field of computer animation and not just for the money that can be gained but because you love the thought of making art on a computer. Unfortunately, this is not just a field you can jump into without a degree even if you have the extraordinary artistic talent of computer animation. The good news is that you can earn a degree and be on your way to doing your dream job in sometimes under a year.

Not all computer animation degrees are alike. If you want a two-year education, you can get an Associate of Arts Degree or an Associate of Science Degree in computer animation. If you want a four-year education, you can get a Bachelor of Arts Degree or a Bachelor of Science Degree in computer animation. Beyond that, there are varying specialties within each of these degrees available at each college. For example, some of the most popular specialties are graphic animation, website animation, and video game animation.

Whichever computer animation degrees you go after, you will get plenty of first hand experience in a variety of forms of computer animation and graphic design. You will get practice on some of the latest software and animation techniques. You'll learn all about how real-world animators are working with computer graphics texturing, background effects, and lighting.

As you advance, you will be taken into deeper computer animation techniques. This is where you'll get into the really exciting parts of computer animation such as animated cartoons and movies. You will learn 3-D modeling, video editing, and audio editing technologies. If you are in a four-year degree program, you will also begin to develop your animated degree project. Completion of this animation project is required for most of these computer animation degrees, similar to a thesis in more scholastic degree programs.

By the time you have finished a computer animation degree, you will be very prepared to begin working in the field. This is a field that looks to be growing for the rest of the century. Video games and computer animated movies are grossing more money every year. So if you are just now considering computer animation degrees, find one you like and get yourself into a great career.

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History of Motion Capture for Computer Character Animation

Y-H Lee

2007-09-05

		Title: History of Motion Capture for Computer Character Animation

History of Motion Capture for Computer Character Animation

The use of motion capture for computer character animation is relatively new, having begun in the late 1970's, and only now beginning to become widespread. Motion capture is the recording of human body movement (or other movement) for immediate or delayed analysis and playback. Motion capture for computer character animation involves the mapping of human motion onto the motion of a computer character. To get convincing motion for the human characters, Disney studios traced animation over film footage of live actors playing out the scenes. This method, called rotoscoping, has been successfully used for human characters ever since.The rotoscoping was invented by max fleischer in 1915.The first cartoon character has to be rotoscope was "koko the clown".He want to use koko to convinced the big studio in the new process for the project.Walt Disney use the rotoscoping technique in 1937 to create motion of human characteristic in snow white.The decision of using rotoscoping technique is realistic human motion. In 1970's it began to be feasible to animate characters by computer, animators adapted traditional techniques,includingrotoscoping.There is several name in the motion capture history;

Pioneers of Motion Capture Eadweard Muybridge (1830 - 1904) - pioneer photographer of the moving image Étienne-Jules Marey - First person to analyze human and animal motion with video Harold E. "Doc" Edgerton (1903-1990) -High Speed stroboscopic photography Max Fleischer (1915) - Rotoscoping Lee Harrison III (1960's) - Scanimation Walt Disney - Multiplane Camera

The motion capture problems The goal of motion capture is to record the movement of a performer (typically,but not always,human) in a compact and usable manner.Computer graphics and computer vision usually abstract the body into a small number of rigid segments that rotate relative to one another.The motion capture problem we consider therefore must have the following form: given a single stream of video observations of a performer, compute a 3D skeletal representation of the motion of sufficient quality to be useful for animation. The specific challenges of animation make the problem even tougher.

- Unlike applications such as recognition and surveillance, animation does care about small details.

- Jitter and wobbles often come from uncertainty in computations,

- The importance of high frequencies means that filtering is not a viable tool for noise removal at video sampling rates.

- The unpredictability and unusual motions that we need to capture limit the strength of the models we can apply. A Motion Capture Assistant of InnerEsteem Motion capture Studios

Age Of 3d Animation

deep raj

2007-09-05

		Title: Age Of 3d Animation

The art of creating and moving images with the use of computer is generally termed as 3D Animation. The era of 3D animation

can be dated back to the early nineties when the first 3D animation film “Toy Story”

was created. With the passage of time there was tremendous transformation in 3D animation and many more movies were created.

The power and effectiveness of 3D animation became apparent when “Jurassic Park” hit the cinema screen in 1993. It really was

wonder created with the help of 3D Animation. The most powerful animal, “the dinosaur” was brought to life. The movie stands

as testimony to the powers of 3D Animation.

The Age of 3D animation has certainly brought about a revolution. There is hardly any area where 3D Animation is not playing

a pivotal role. The popularity of computer animation has skyrocketed in this age of 3D Animation. The superiority of 3D

Animation has several reasons. A few important ones are spelled out in the para to a follow.

In the age of 3D Animation crystal clear images can be revealed in a very short period of time and the impact created is just

unimaginable. It is true to say that concepts and ideas which are not easy to be expressed in words or even through

illustrations can not only be created easily but also analyzed from different perspectives. The dimensional feature of 3D

Animation is where its true power lies and its ability to portray movement is exceptional. A huge amount of scientific data

of movements is combined and presented in a simplistic manner. An advantaged tagged to this attribute of 3D animation is that

it creates a long lasting impact on the memory and the viewer tends to retain the image for a much longer time and that too

with accuracy.

Age of 3D animation brings to light limitless possibilities. It is a fine

communicating tool which offers more information at a faster rate, presents complex concepts in a simplified manner and also

helps turn an idea or even a hint into reality. Recreation of any event, expensive or dangerous to reproduce, is possible in

this age of 3D Animation. Fine examples of this would be an air crash, demolition of buildings and /or creation of colonies.

In the age of 3D Animation photo-realistic effects are possible by using virtual light sources from different angles with a

fine blend of reflection, transparency and shadowing. One big area where 3D Animation is brining about a huge and fast

transformation is Architecture. The 3-dimensional models are more accurate and make it easier to see and study the possible

relationship of the buildings with the environment.

In the age of 3D animation there is no limit in so far as the software packages are concerned. You can find several packages

in the market but the main and only problem that there are far too many and there re endless companies who have created their

own 3D animation packages on the pretext that the ones available don’t suit their purpose. However, there are still a few

standardized ones. The first and the most familiar one that comes to mind is ‘Alias Maya’. It is a software which allows you

to create models, texture and animate, tight them and lots more. Another package which stands a rival to ‘Alias Maya’ is ‘3DS

max’, it is a package with almost the same facilities that one would find in ‘Alias Maya’ its advantage is that it allows you

to from ‘Maya’ to ‘3DS max’ and vice-versa. A few other software packages are Cinema 4D, Bodyshop, Light ware 3D and many

more.

The future of 3D Animation is far reaching there are going to be more and more, different areas where 3D Animation is going

to bring about a radical change. However, one area of challenge for 3D Animation is a photorealistic animation of humans. As

of now animal characters, fantasy characters, robots or cartoon like humans are shown but time is not far off when you will

certainly see 3D Animation succeeded in this area.

Computer Animation Takes The Lead

Philip Nicosia

2007-04-21

		Title: Computer Animation Takes The Lead

There’s really no stopping the various types of media from going high-tech. Technology used from the broadcast and print media to the multimedia is advancing almost every day. Animation in the movies and television is just one example.

Animation is responsible for the funny, adorable and sometimes tough cartoon characters we love to see on TV and in the movies. Before, it the making of cartoons was just done manually (drawn by hand) but now, computer animation is the latest trend. Walt Disney used to be synonymous to cartoons but today, numerous companies have gotten into the business of animation. The latest buzz is that Disney Animation officers are planning to return the Walt Disney studios in Burbank, California to its original status as an exclusive hand-drawn animation company. “Lilo and Stitch” was Disney’s last hand-drawn and big hit animated film.

Computer animation makes use of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics. When used in films, it is referred to as computer generated imagery or imaging (CGI). This digital technology has somehow replaced the stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of two-dimensional illustrations.

In making 3D animations, objects or models are normally built on the computer monitor and 3D figures are manipulated with a so-called virtual skeleton. For 2D animations, separate drawings and separate transparent layers are used even without a virtual skeleton.

Computer-animated films usually cover animal characters such as in “Finding Nemo,” fantasy characters like “Shrek” and “Monsters, Inc.” as well as humans that are still cartoons such as “The Incredibles.” A more realistic simulation of humans has been attempted via the movie “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” but it needs further improvement.

Other than the U.S., another highly-developed country that has a great fascination for animation is Japan. Anime (short for animation) in Japan became famous because of its unique format of storytelling compared to the country’s live-action industry. Japan is known for its robot anime like the Gundam, Voltes V and Mazinger Z that became classics in the 1980s. The origin of Japanese anime can be traced to the early 20th century when Yamamoto explored the techniques in animation that were being done in Germany, France, Russia and the United States at that time. Anime has also been greatly influenced by the Japanese manga and light novels and covers genres such as action, adventure, children’s stories, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror, science fiction and romance.

Animation companies actually have a staff of creative people who can really draw well. Some of them have also outsourced their services and have put up offices in countries whose citizens are blessed with great talent in drawing and have a passion for animation.

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Diverse Opportunities With A Computer Animation Degree

2007-05-22

		Title: Diverse Opportunities With A Computer Animation Degree

If you’re considering a computer animation degree and have been discouraged by people telling you that there isn’t much opportunity in this field, don’t believe it. Computer animation is actually a field that covers an incredible amount of territory and is currently in need of qualified, talented people. What surprises many people is the diversity of opportunities for individuals with a computer animation degree.

The first and most obvious opportunity (and the one that usually generates someone’s initial interest) is computer animated films such a cartoons and feature length movies. A generation ago these weren’t even dreams, but today some of the greatest money making films of all time have been computer animated. Studios like Pixar and Industrial Light and Sound are staffed by computer animators who design their films from conception to final cut.

Not Just Movies Anymore

But you don’t have to move to Hollywood to put a computer animation degree to good use. In fact, large cities that have dynamic advertising industries are increasingly drawing computer animation specialists. Advertising firms recognize the value of unique, unusual and compelling commercials, and computer animation is a favorite method of catching viewers’ attention in today’s marketplace. Whether it is talking lizards or elaborate accidents, animation takes advertising to the next level.

Theme parks also rely heavily on those with computer animation degrees to make their rides and other features more appealing. How many times have you waited in a long line for an attraction and been entertained by a short animated feature that sets the tone for the coming attraction? Today’s haunted houses and many other entertainment venues feature some form of computer-generated animation as either the main component or to enhance the overall effect.

Almost everyone has played a video game these days; video game developers may hire more computer animation degree graduates than any other industry. No matter how interesting or complex the game concept is, if the graphics and animation aren’t top-notch, the game is doomed to failure.

Advancing Research through Computer Animation

Individuals graduating with a computer animation degree frequently overlook research and development. This is a shame, because researchers in the scientific and medical communities are in desperate need of qualified animators to bring their work to life. More and more, researchers are relying on animation to help them clearly present their research and findings at seminars, hospitals and to the boards that fund their work.

Hospitals and clinics also use computer animation to demonstrate surgical techniques and other procedures to patients.

There are so many different ways that computer animation is used today and the market is steadily growing. In the future, it will be used in more inventive and diverse ways as technology advances, increasing the demand for skilled experts with a computer animation degree.

Animation Techniques

Kundan Mishra

2008-02-14

		Title: Animation Techniques

There are four basic techniques to be used in animation.

These are:

• Drawn animation

• Cut-out animation]

• Model animation or stop motion animation

• Computer animation or computer generated imagery (CGI)

(1) Drawn animation-- Drawn animation, also termed as traditional animation and classical animation, is the oldest and historically the most prevalent form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand.This encloses any form, where one drawing is put back by another in a progression. Each drawing is somewhat unusual from the one which is placed before.

Animated films are made up of thousands of drawings, depicted on screen very rapidly one after the other. It works in the same manner as the flip book does.

(2) Cut-out animation-- The world's earliest known animated feature film was cutout animations, made in Argentina by Quirino Cristiani. By using flat characters, such as—strings, stiff fabric, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper; and by using buttons, matchsticks or even photographs, you can create cut-out animation. It embraces any figure of animation where cut-out forms be in motion or substitute by the other cut-outs.

(3) Model animation or stop motion animation-- Model animation is a form of stop motion animation designed to merge with live action footage to create the illusion of a real-world fantasy sequence.

By using materials, such as—clay, wire that can be bent or formed into another shape, you can create model animation. This engrosses the filming of puppets or any other form of three-dimensional models. Before moving slightly and screening, it is placed, filmed and than these shots are placed jointly as a section of the film and will give the hallucination of moving models.

(4) Computer animation or Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)-- Computer animation is the skill of building the moving images by means of computers. This refers to the portrayal of three-dimensional models and locations on the computer. Images can be scanned into the computer via digital photography or made within the computer itself.

To produce the delusion of movement, an image is presented on the computer screen which is swiftly put back by the new image that is alike to the preceding image, but shifted to some extent. Computer animation is basically a digital successor to the art of stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations.

In a method known as—Tweening or Morphing, the variations in appearance between the key frames are automatically considered by the computer and finally Animation is rendered at the end.

2d Cartoon Animation

natisha

2008-03-27

		Title: 2d Cartoon Animation

Animation is the rapid succession of a series of images in order to create an illusion of a moving picture. In other words, it is an optical impression of motion resulting from the phenomenon of persistence of vision. The moving pictures are produced through a string of consecutive images that reproduce motion by each image showing the next in a gradual progression of steps. If a series of 24 or less cartoon images run per second, it will result in a cartoon animation. Although animation is commonly demonstrated in the form of a motion picture or video program, any other forms of presenting animation also exist, including computer animation like 2D and 3D animations which encompasses a variety of techniques where the animation is created digitally on a computer.

In case of 2D animation, pictures are created and/or edited on the paper or computer screen in a two-dimensional environment such as cel animation or in computerized animation software. The two dimensional (2D) animation software gives movement and action to static images. These figures are created and edited using 2D bitmap graphics or by using 2D vector graphics including automated computerized versions of conventional animation techniques like tweening, morphing, onion skinning, blurring, cell animation, path animation and interpolated rotoscoping. Three dimensional representations of geometric data is stored in the computer to enable calculations and deliver 2D images.

2D animations such as Analog Computer Animation, Macromedia Flash, PowerPoint etc. can be produced using software tools. To give an element of motion to the object, a digital framework process called rigging is applied. The process of 2D Animation involves complete story boarding including each shot of the animation, background design, character design, cell animation, perfect voice synching and flow of the animation including the background music. Every shot in a 2D animation involves multiple single drawings of characters.

Animation Techniques

Kundan Mishra

2007-08-31

		Title: Animation Techniques

There are four basic techniques to be used in animation.
These are:
• Drawn animation
• Cut-out animation
• Model animation or stop motion animation
• Computer animation or computer generated imagery (CGI)

(1) Drawn animation-- Drawn animation, also termed as traditional animation and classical animation, is the oldest and historically the most prevalent form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand. This encloses any form, where one drawing is put back by another in a progression. Each drawing is somewhat unusual from the one which is placed before.

Animated films are made up of thousands of drawings, depicted on screen very rapidly one after the other. It works in the same manner as the flip book does.

(2) Cut-out animation-- The world's earliest known animated feature film was cutout animations, made in Argentina by Quirino Cristiani. By using flat characters, such as—strings, stiff fabric, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper; and by using buttons, matchsticks or even photographs, you can create cut-out animation. It embraces any figure of animation where cut-out forms be in motion or substitute by the other cut-outs.

(3) Model animation or stop motion animation-- Model animation is a form of stop motion animation designed to merge with live action footage to create the illusion of a real-world fantasy sequence.

By using materials, such as—clay, wire that can be bent or formed into another shape, you can create model animation. This engrosses the filming of puppets or any other form of three-dimensional models. Before moving slightly and screening, it is placed, filmed and than these shots are placed jointly as a section of the film and will give the hallucination of moving models.

(4) Computer animation or Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)-- Computer animation is the skill of building the moving images by means of computers. This refers to the portrayal of three-dimensional models and locations on the computer. Images can be scanned into the computer via digital photography or made within the computer itself.

To produce the delusion of movement, an image is presented on the computer screen which is swiftly put back by the new image that is alike to the preceding image, but shifted to some extent. Computer animation is basically a digital successor to the art of stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations.

In a method known as—Tweening or Morphing, the variations in appearance between the key frames are automatically considered by the computer and finally Animation is rendered at the end.

Diverse Opportunities With A Computer Animation Degree

Andy West

2007-05-22

		Title: Diverse Opportunities With A Computer Animation Degree

If you're considering a computer animation degree and have been discouraged by people telling you that there isn't much opportunity in this field, don't believe it. Computer animation is actually a field that covers an incredible amount of territory and is currently in need of qualified, talented people. What surprises many people is the diversity of opportunities for individuals with a computer animation degree.

The first and most obvious opportunity (and the one that usually generates someone's initial interest) is computer animated films such a cartoons and feature length movies. A generation ago these weren't even dreams, but today some of the greatest money making films of all time have been computer animated. Studios like Pixar and Industrial Light and Sound are staffed by computer animators who design their films from conception to final cut.

Not Just Movies Anymore

But you don't have to move to Hollywood to put a computer animation degree to good use. In fact, large cities that have dynamic advertising industries are increasingly drawing computer animation specialists. Advertising firms recognize the value of unique, unusual and compelling commercials, and computer animation is a favorite method of catching viewers' attention in today's marketplace. Whether it is talking lizards or elaborate accidents, animation takes advertising to the next level.

Theme parks also rely heavily on those with computer animation degrees to make their rides and other features more appealing. How many times have you waited in a long line for an attraction and been entertained by a short animated feature that sets the tone for the coming attraction? Today's haunted houses and many other entertainment venues feature some form of computer-generated animation as either the main component or to enhance the overall effect.

Almost everyone has played a video game these days; video game developers may hire more computer animation degree graduates than any other industry. No matter how interesting or complex the game concept is, if the graphics and animation aren't top-notch, the game is doomed to failure.

Advancing Research through Computer Animation

Individuals graduating with a computer animation degree frequently overlook research and development. This is a shame, because researchers in the scientific and medical communities are in desperate need of qualified animators to bring their work to life. More and more, researchers are relying on animation to help them clearly present their research and findings at seminars, hospitals and to the boards that fund their work.

Hospitals and clinics also use computer animation to demonstrate surgical techniques and other procedures to patients.

There are so many different ways that computer animation is used today and the market is steadily growing. In the future, it will be used in more inventive and diverse ways as technology advances, increasing the demand for skilled experts with a computer animation degree.

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