Everything About Animation Technology

It is often breathtaking to witness dexterity of an alien in a film, although knowing that none of it is real. The concept giving features, personality and movements to that alien is known as animation. The literal meaning of computer animation is to give life to an object or a static image. The animator gives movements and personality to such an image or object with the help of certain animating software and tools. 

History of animation

Animation was conceptualized in circa 1910. Without the wonders of technology, animation was considered to be laborious as close to 100 drawings have to be made by hand for any film.  The first animation film, Steamboat Willie, hit the theater in 1928, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) became the first full length animated film.

Some of the most popularized cartoon figures, such as Lion King, were hand drawn. During early ages, a technique known as in between was used for rendering the effects of motion on a set of sketches.

Types of animation

Two common types of computer animation are computer-generated and computer-assisted. Both the types hold significance in creating specific kinds of animation.

•  A computer-assisted animating technique is apt for creating two-dimensional (2-D) figures such as cartoons. In the computer-assisted technique, the animator draws characters and objects either by computer or hand. This task is followed by animator positioning the drawn creations over key frames. Finally, the computer uses several complex algorithms to fill the frames (in-betweens); this process is known as tweening.
• Computer-generated animated technique is a whole new ball game. The technique is suited for creating three-dimensional (3D) objects. The computer-generated animating does not require traditional techniques; however, tweening and key-framing play a significant role in this technique too.

Animation, as a career option, has grown by leaps and bounds; thus, several animation institutes have popped out. Nowadays, every institute claims to be the best animation institute in Chandigarh, however, the reality is far from that. An animation institution becomes the best animation institute in Chandigarh whenever it incorporates all the latest developments in animation in its course module. Choose the leading institutes for studying animation courses in Chandigarh.