Animation historians love to say "It all
started with a mouse". In fact it actually began with a visionary named
Walt Disney.
From the early years in Kansas City with the likes
of Ub Iwerks, Hugh Harmon and Rudy Ising. Walt Disney went on to become the
single most important man in the history of animation. His legacy is a
veritable who's who of animated characters; Snow White, Donald Duck, Pinocchio,
Alice, Bambi, Cinderella, and of course, Mickey Mouse.
The Process of
Animation
1. A storyboard is made, all the animators and
directors come together to discuss the entire film.
2. The storyboards are presented as the story
4. After the dialogue is recorded, the animators
can make rough sketches of just the characters. Usually these drawings are
quite messy, there is still no color, or background. Some animated films have
used over 50,000 individual drawings.
5. Once the entire film has been drawn on paper,
the animation drawings go to the inking department. There, the inkers copy the
animation drawings on to a clear celluloid acetate, sometimes called a Cel.
6. After the outline of the characters has been
made, the unfinished Cel's go to the Painting Department. The painters flip the
Cel over, and paint the colors on the back. They paint on the back so the
characters appear crisp, and have an outline.
7. Before the Animation Cels get photographed a
background must be added. Because a Cel is clear, and it only has the painted
character on it, if a background is made, it will show through. Usually
backgrounds are painted with Tempera or Water Color paint. Although, in some
Disney productions, the background was painted on glass, and combined with
other glass painted backgrounds to create the illusion of extreme movement. (This
technique is use in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.)
8. Now all the combined elements (the Cel and the
background) can be photographed. Although, the final product is not filmed with
a normal projector, or camera. A special device, with a lens mounted facing
down on to a table top captures each frame of the animated feature. Usually,
the background is placed into a special mount, then covered with the Cel, then
covered with a large piece of glass, then photographed.
9. After all the drawings have been filmed, the
dialogue is added. Sometimes the film is edited at this step.
10. The animated film is released, and the general
public may view it.
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