Everything about Animation
Method of creating moving pictures
Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby pictures are created or manipulated and then played in sequence to create the illusion of moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognised as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are either traditional animations or computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, is also prominent alongside these other forms, albeit to a lesser degree. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: AnimationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Expressive 3D Facial Animation Generation Based on Local-to-Global Latent DiffusionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Wind in the WillowsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Animation: can it facilitate?Cited 1,202 times
- Go sideways: Traditional animationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: History of animationA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
Noun A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
Noun The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness
Noun The condition of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Animation: can it facilitate?
Instructional animation versus static pictures: A meta-analysis
H 2 S Induces a Suspended Animation-Like State in Mice
The instructive animation: Helping students build connections between words and pictures in multimedia learning.
Animation as an Aid to Multimedia Learning
Automatic rigging and animation of 3D characters
Realistic Animation of Liquids
A muscle model for animation three-dimensional facial expression
🆕 Influential since 2022
Expressive 3D Facial Animation Generation Based on Local-to-Global Latent Diffusion
DiffPoseTalk: Speech-Driven Stylistic 3D Facial Animation and Head Pose Generation via Diffusion Models
TalkingStyle: Personalized Speech-Driven 3D Facial Animation With Style Preservation
Designing empathic virtual agents: manipulating animation, voice, rendering, and empathy to create persuasive agents
Kineticharts: Augmenting Affective Expressiveness of Charts in Data Stories with Animation Design
📚 Books worth reading
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame · 1908
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1945
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling · 1893
The Island of Dr. MoreauH. G. Wells · 1896
Just So StoriesRudyard Kipling · 1922
The Story of Doctor DolittleHugh Lofting · 1920
Charlotte's WebE. B. White · 1952
The TwitsRoald Dahl · 1967
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🔗 Related topics
- Traditional animation Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is a term retronymically applied to the dominant form of animation…
- History of animation Animation, the method for creating moving pictures from still images, has an early history and a modern history that began with the advent of celluloid…
- Animator An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators…
- Animation in the United States during the silent era The silent age of American animation dates back to 1900 when Vitagraph released The Enchanted Drawing. Although early animations were rudimentary, they…
- Computer Animation Production System The Computer Animation Production System (CAPS) was a proprietary collection of software, scanning camera systems, servers, networked computer workstations…
- American animation American animation is any animation created in the United States or by American animators. It has been used as a visual art form for expression, entertainment…
- Cel A cel, short for celluloid, is a transparent sheet on which objects are drawn or painted for traditional, classical, hand-drawn animation. Actual celluloid…
- Bee on Guard Bee on Guard is a 1951 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. Donald Duck is enjoying a normal summer day…