Animation 1

Animation 1

By Mr Wilkinson

​Learning Objective

1) Understand what animation si and identify key types of animation (E.g Frame-by-frame, tweening, stop motion)

2) Create a simple frame-by-frame animation using wick editor.

Different types of

​1) Flipbook Animation
2) Motion Capture
3) Claymation
4) 2D Animation

1) Flipbook Animation

A small book of drawings converying a series of pictures in progressing forms of movement so that when the pages are flipped in rapid succession, it looks like it's moving.

2) Motion Capture

​It allows animators to record the movements of human actors and reproduce those movements on computer-generated characters.

3) Claymation

A method of film animation using adjustable clay figures.

4) 2D Animation

An animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand with the objects being in flat form.

Match

Match the definitions to their words.

• Moving images created in a flat, two-dimensional space, usually using drawings or digital illustrations.

• A type of stop-motion animation using clay figures that are moved and photographed frame by frame.

• A series of images drawn on pages that appear to move when the pages are quickly flipped.

• A technique where a person’s movements are recorded and used to animate a digital character.

2D Animation

Claymation

Flipbook Animation

Motion Capture

• 2D Animation

• Claymation

• Flipbook Animation

• Motion Capture

Keywords

• Frame: A single image in an animation sequence; many frames played in order create movement.

• Tweening: The process of creating in-between frames to smoothly move from one keyframe to another.

• Layers: Separate levels used in animation to keep elements (like background and characters) apart and easy to edit.

Wick Editor

Task:

1. Open a new tab in your current Google Chrome web browser.

2. In the search bar, type "Wick Editor" and press Enter.

3. Click on the official Wick Editor website (it should be wickeditor.com).

4. Once on the site, click "Launch Web Editor" to open the software.

(​See above photo)