3 01 A History of Animation 3 01

3. 01 A History of Animation 3. 01 Develop Computer Animations

Animation Early 1800’s

Persistence of Vision ¡ In the early 1800’s, the phenomenon known as persistence of vision gave mankind the first glimpse into the modern world. ¡ Persistence of vision refers to the way our eyes retain images for a split second longer than they actually appear, making a series of quick flashes appear as one continuous picture.

Persistence of Vision ¡ Using a flipbook, you can see the persistence of vision effect in action. ¡ If you have a different sequential drawing on each page of the flipbook and you flip through the pages rapidly, the drawings appear to move.

Bridging the Traditional and Computer Eras ¡ Computer animation usually refers to systems that digitize hand-drawn animation cells. ¡ Computer animation production borrows most of the ideas from conventional animation production including the use of story board, pencil testing, key frames, and tweening.

Computer Animation 1960’s & 1970’s

Bridging the Traditional and Computer Eras ¡ In the 1960’s, the University of Utah became a digital 2 D animation pioneer when they produced the first animated line drawings. ¡ By the mid-1970’s, NC State University was using 3 D computer animation to display real-time video playback from digital disk.

Bridging the Traditional and Computer Eras ¡ Traditional animation is defined as the process of creating the illusion of motion by viewing a series of individual drawings successively. ¡ Computer animation is creating a digital scene by digitally recording cells, sorting them on an electronic storyboard, and displaying them electronically in succession.

Review History of Animation ¡ Animation Early 1800’s ¡ Computer Animation l l 1960’s 1970’s