Cel Animation

Cel Animation

The creation of Cel Animation is the next historical animation event I will be covering. In 1910 Earl Hurd, a pioneer in animation created and patented an animation technique called cel animation. The way Cel Animation worked was by having each frame of animation drawn in ink on separate pieces of celluloid paper, the back of the sheets were then inked in colour and then placed face up on a camera which captured the frame. Cel animated productions required an enormous amount of time,resources and craftsmen to be completed to a high standard as the process was very a meticulous one. The technique was pattented in 1914.

    Cel Animation of Donald Duck being painted-(1954)-

Cel Animation being captured with a Multiplane camera-(1957)-

What makes Ce animation a breakthrough in the world of animation is the fact that, without it animation as we know it may never have developed. The process is one that was used for many years after its invention, It led to major companies in the world of animation such as Disney Animation using it to create big movies such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves-(1937). The process was utilised in many movies up until recent years when 3D animation became more favourable towards the majority of viewers.

Claymation

Claymation is a form of animation that dates back as far as 1857 which, is the year plasticine was invented. The earliest example of claymation would be The Sculptors'b Nightmare, a claymation production which is a spoof on the presidential election of 1908. In the 1950's a man called Art Chokey starting producing claymation advertising films, he later went on to create the Gumby and  television show, which became very well known. The process of claymation involves creating characters out of clay, placing them on sets, creating and capturing the frame of the animation and then repeating the process for the next frame. The process of claymation is very time consuming however, the final product become aesthetically appealing. Many famous companies such as Aardman Studios and Laika Studios use the process for their productions.

References-

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2ORkIrHUbg   -Video
• http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/29_1/animation.html
• http://rarebit.org/?people=earl-hurd