WEEK 9: ANIMATION

Today is the first week of Dr. Shafie class. As usual, Dr Shafie asked us to makes some research and presents that information that we gain within 30 minutes. Each group will present based on the sub topic given.

On this week, we learn about animation.  As I understand, animation is something that we display on the screen that moving. If it is static, it would be called as graphic.

I learn that there are 4 types of animation techniques. One of them, which I believe popular when I was a kid, is 2 dimension animations (2D). I still remember how I love Mickey Mouse on that time. Some of us called that as cartoon.  2D cartoon is flat, we cannot see the depth. It seems less popular compare to 3D animations. Earlier 2D animation was drawn of every movement. Nowadays we could us Adobe flash, framing every gesture, and we could see the movement.

3 dimension animations (3D) is something could be seen, seems too real as you wish you could touch the picture. High definition of 3D performance will seem very similar to real things.

Virtual Reality is something that combining with our real live. Usually, it would not be static. It will be in animation presentation because those moving things attract the attention of the user.As the example; we could see it in football, where they show the line of the ball movement and offside line.  

Special Effects is something that we  add on in real life to makes it more attractive and eye’s catching such as putting on the effect that makes the situation seems supernatural.

Besides we learn about 4 types of animation techniques which are drawing animation, Cut-out animation, Model animation or stop motion animation and Digital animation or computer animation.

Drawing animation is probably the first animation that had been produce. It will draw a movement by a movement, step by step and combining it page by page.  I think this is one type of animation that popular when we was a kid, we choose a book, we draw on the edge, and we turn the book fast, and whe see it is moving drawing.

The cut out animation is still use on this day, but I do not think it is interesting unless we provide those things, and produce an animation with our students. The cut animation is not attractive, looks jagged, and the motion is not smooth, because it is the way it should be.

The model animation seems as 3d animation, but it is actually, some modelling that usually made by clay or boxes, move pieces by pieces. It will framing, capturing every movement.

Nowadays, it is easier to make an animation through computer, such as adobe flash and so on. So no wonder there are lots of animation production even in our country that become popular nowadays such as Upin Ipin and Boboiboy.