Computer Animation and Multimedia

A technique using traditional 2D media, photographed over time as the artist manipulates the image.

• Erasure Animation

• Paint-on-glass animation

• Pinscreen Animation

• Draw on Film Animation

A technique where footage is produced by creating the images directly on film stock.

• Hydrotechnics

• Draw on Film Animation

• Paint-on-glass animation

• Erasure Animation

Sand is moved around on a back or front-lighted piece of glass to create each frame for an animated film.

• Paint-on-glass animation

• Erasure Animation

• Flip Book

• Sand Animation

A technique that includes lights, water, fire, fog and lasers, with high-definition projections on mist screens.

• Draw on Film Animation

• Hydrotechnics

• Pinscreen Animation

• Flip Book

The use of a screen filled with movable pins that can be moved in or out by pressing an object to the screen.

• Paint-on-glass animation

• Flip Book

• Pinscreen Animation

• Hydrotechnics

A technique for making animated films by manipulating slow drying oil paints on sheets of glass.

• Paint-on-glass animation

• Sand Animation

• Erasure Animation

• Draw on Film Animation

A book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate.

• Pinscreen Animation

• Sand Animation

• Flip Book

• Erasure Animation

Most common multimedia element.

• Image

• Text

• Video

• Animation

This multimedia element catches the viewer’s attention more quickly than just plain old text.

• Image

• Text

• Animation

• Audio

In this multimedia element, most of the time, the files are deployed using plug-in media players.

• Text

• Video

• Animation

• Audio