Difference between revisions of "Cel Animation"
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+ | Presence | ||
+ | Gumbrecht | ||
+ | Example: McCay’s Gertie the dinosaur | ||
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+ | Illusion of motion | ||
+ | Persistence of vision | ||
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+ | Intertwine theory with history: | ||
+ | Animation as a system | ||
+ | Modularity | ||
+ | From simple to complex | ||
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+ | Early animation | ||
+ | Late animation | ||
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+ | History and theory: | ||
+ | Manovich | ||
+ | Gitelman | ||
+ | Crary | ||
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+ | Precursors | ||
+ | Representation: | ||
+ | Magic lantern | ||
+ | Seen as mystical | ||
+ | Example: picture | ||
+ | Photography | ||
+ | Mimesis not immediately grasped | ||
+ | Especially since exposure time long | ||
+ | Example: war photo picture | ||
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+ | Time: | ||
+ | Phenakistiscope | ||
+ | Example animated gif | ||
+ | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Phenakistoscope_3g07690a.gif | ||
+ | Kinetoscope (film) | ||
+ | Example: Edison film boxing match | ||
+ | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTXye62mAY&feature=channel | ||
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+ | Differentiation from film | ||
+ | Mixture of live-action and animation | ||
+ | Example: Disney’s Alices’ Wonderland | ||
+ | Wonders of animation | ||
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+ | Representation of space | ||
+ | Crary | ||
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+ | Abstraction of vision into mechanism | ||
+ | Subjective truth and perceptual effects | ||
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+ | Example: Disney’s Fantasia | ||
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+ | Representation of time | ||
+ | Doane and Freud | ||
+ | Crary | ||
+ | Example: Road Runner | ||
+ | Stopping of time | ||
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+ | Persistence of vision | ||
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+ | Televisionization of animation | ||
+ | Economic and cultural changes | ||
+ | Example: Scooby Doo | ||
+ | Disney’s mid-period “English” films | ||
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+ | Future: | ||
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+ | Special Effects as supplement | ||
+ | Dichotomy | ||
+ | Example: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | ||
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+ | Special Effects as enhancer of verisimilitude: | ||
+ | Manovich | ||
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+ | Example: Jurassic Park | ||
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+ | Digital video, with live-action as a supplement | ||
+ | Manovich | ||
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+ | Example: Avatar |
Revision as of 11:06, 29 March 2010
Tyler Williams
Overview...
Outline:
Presence Gumbrecht Example: McCay’s Gertie the dinosaur
Illusion of motion Persistence of vision
Intertwine theory with history: Animation as a system Modularity From simple to complex
Early animation
Late animation
History and theory: Manovich Gitelman Crary
Precursors Representation: Magic lantern Seen as mystical Example: picture Photography Mimesis not immediately grasped Especially since exposure time long Example: war photo picture
Time: Phenakistiscope Example animated gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Phenakistoscope_3g07690a.gif Kinetoscope (film) Example: Edison film boxing match http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTXye62mAY&feature=channel
Differentiation from film Mixture of live-action and animation Example: Disney’s Alices’ Wonderland Wonders of animation
Representation of space Crary
Abstraction of vision into mechanism Subjective truth and perceptual effects
Example: Disney’s Fantasia
Representation of time
Doane and Freud
Crary
Example: Road Runner
Stopping of time
Persistence of vision
Televisionization of animation
Economic and cultural changes
Example: Scooby Doo
Disney’s mid-period “English” films
Future:
Special Effects as supplement Dichotomy Example: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Special Effects as enhancer of verisimilitude: Manovich
Example: Jurassic Park
Digital video, with live-action as a supplement Manovich
Example: Avatar