Animation Techniques

Drawn Animation
These are made by taking a drawn image and replacing it with another in a long sequance. The drawings are slightly diffrent each time it is replaced, these drawings are put together in a row and and are shown very quickly producing a very effective animation.

Good Point
It Looks Great!
Bad Point
It takes a very long time to film from start to finish and is expencive needing many animators to compleat the work!

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-eI2WlKhv0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184


Cut-out Animation
This is done using cut out shapes and figures witch get moved around or replaced with other cut-outs. Cut-outs can be laid on drawings witch can be used as backrounds, Flat objects can be used in your animations.

Good Point
It is very quick and easy to do!
Bad Point
It is difficult to have more than one or two cut-outs moving at the same time. cut-out animation appears to move in a very stiff and awkward way.

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQ0xGntRHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKhBztN4GvQ

Model Animation Or Stop Motion Animation
This can be made by filming puppets or any form of 3D models, You could use materials such as plasticne, clay or wire or anything that can be bent and made into diffrent shapes. the models are put in position and filmed then are moved slightly and filmed again, the images are all put together and made move quickly to give the impression of your models moving.

Good Points
Models can be used over and over again and copies made of them to shoot diffrent scenes at the same time so that the filming takes less time!
Bad Points
This type of animation needs a lot of time and hard work!

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYktLq3yDw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlqQSMifqk

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
3D images can be scaned into the computer using digital photography or made within the computer itself, you can use clay models to make people and sets and once scanned into the computer as wire frame models whick are gradually bulit up into a three dimensional image witch can eventually be made into a film.
Good Point
Computers are becoming Cheaper and easier to use than traditional animation.

Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2gPZRsz0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGIoRUlzE2Q