Art of Shooting Film Then Drawing Each Frame
Animation: Hand drawn
Traditional animation, also known as cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is an animation technique where each frame of the film is drawn by hand, and was - until the arrival of computer animation - the dominant form used in cinema.
Although advances in technology have resulted in much of the labour of hand-drawn animation being reduced, the technique remains a long and painstaking one.
The process begins with producing a series of storyboards to map out what the film will look like. These are then synced with the film's pre-recorded soundtrack to ensure that the animators know precisely when a character is speaking, or bursting into song. Character designers then work on creating model sheets, to ensure there is consistency in terms of appearance and movement across the board, with many different animators involved.
Once all this is completed, the animation itself begins! Animators draw sequences of animation on transparent pieces of paper, one frame at a time, each frame having to match the soundtrack exactly to avoid discrepancy (for example a character's mouth moving when not speaking). Meanwhile background artists are busy painting the sets over which each animated sequence will take place, often using watercolours or oil paints.
The next big step, after the images have been cleaned and polished, is making them into a film! Each drawing is transferred from paper to a thin, clear sheet of plastic called a cel (short for celluloid). Once a sequence has been loaded onto cels, the photography process begins using special animated cameras. Once every sequence has been photographed, the final film is sent for development and processing.
The rise of computer animation has resulted in fewer traditional animated films being produced, yet they remain hugely popular; painstaking labours of love and arguably more romantic than their more modern counterpart.
Here are our selection of some of the finest examples.
We also have film lists on rotoscoping, 3D/CGI animation, VFX, stop-motion, cut-out animation, and the history of animation.
Cert 
Age group 5–11
Duration 70 mins
Bambi(1942)
One of the greatest Disney animations, Bambi is a young deer learning love, friendship and tragedy. A timeless classic for all ages.
Read more
Cert
Age group 7–14
Duration 88 mins
Watership Down(1978)
Moving and rewarding animation about rabbits on a long journey to safety.
Read more
Cert
Age group 5–14
Duration 78 mins
The Jungle Book(1967)
The all-singing, all-dancing animated adaptation of the popular children's novel, packed with lovable characters and infectious songs.
Read more
Cert
Age group 5–11
Duration 70 mins
Kirikou et la sorcière (Kirikou And The Sorceress)(1998)
Animation based on a traditional African tale about a headstrong baby whose cleverness is a match for the wicked sorceress that threatens his village.
Read more
Cert
Age group 5–14
Duration 86 mins
The Iron Giant(1999)
Superbly animated adaptation following young Hogarth's discovery of a colossal, friendly robot, and his plight to protect him from government agents.
Read more
Cert 
Age group 7+
Duration 125 mins
Spirited Away(2001)
Extraordinary, Oscar-winning fantasy animated film from Japan following the down-the-rabbit-hole adventures of a young girl named Chihiro.
Read more
Cert 
Age group 11+
Duration 91 mins
Persepolis(2007)
Adapted from Marjane Satrapi's brilliantly funny autobiographical graphic novel about a rebellious young girl's experience of revolutionary Iran.
Read more
Cert
Age group 5–11
Duration 95 mins
The Princess and the Frog(2009)
Tiana is a feisty young woman with big dreams in Disney's New Orleans-set re-telling of the classic fairy tale.
Read more
Cert
Age group 5–11
Duration 77 mins
Ernest and Celestine(2012)
A beautiful animation about an unlikely friendship between a big clown bear and a clever orphan mouse, from the makers of A Town Called Panic!
Read more
Cert
Age group 11+
Duration 131 mins
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya(2013)
A beautifully animated Japanese fantasy from the makers of Spirited Away, about a Princess sent to Earth from the Moon.
Read more
Cert
Age group 7–14
Duration 106 mins
April and the Extraordinary World(2015)
In a smoggy steam-powered Paris, young scientist April is trying to finish her parents' project to invent an invincibility serum.
Read more
Cert
Age group 14+
Duration 130 mins
A Silent Voice(2016)
A poignant, heartfelt anime about a young deaf girl who moves to a new school and is bullied by her classmates.
Read more
Cert
Age group 7–14
Duration 95 mins
Ethel & Ernest(2016)
Beautifully animated life story of The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs.
Read more
Art of Shooting Film Then Drawing Each Frame
Source: https://www.intofilm.org/films/filmlist/91
0 Response to "Art of Shooting Film Then Drawing Each Frame"
Post a Comment