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[[File:Animhorse.gif|thumb|180px|An animated [[horse]].]]
'''Animation''' is a way of making a [[movie]] from many still [[image]]s. The images are put together one after another, and then played at a fast [[speed]] to give the [[illusion]] of [[movement]]. Most animations are played at a speed of twenty-four to sixty images every [[second]]. Each image becomes one [[Film frame|frame]] of the movie.
A person who makes animations is called an ''[[animator]].''
There are three ways to animate:
# [[Drawing|Draw]] each frame
# Use [[stop-motion]]: make a [[Scale model|model]] scene and change it to create a new image (frame)
# Make [[computer graphics]][[File:Blender3D CircularWaveAnim.gif|thumb|330px|Computer animation of circular [[wave]]s generated by an underwater [[explosion]].]]
== Overview ==
Because it is expensive to make, most animation comes from [[professional]] [[company|companies]]. However, [[independent movie|independent]] animators have existed since the [[1950s]] in America, with many of those people entering the professional industry. In Europe, the independent movement has existed since the 1910s, with animators like pre-revolutionary [[Russia]]'s [[Ladislas Starevich]] and Germany's [[Lotte Reiniger]].
On the [[internet]], many people use a [[computer program]] called [[Adobe Flash]] to create animations. Flash uses a combination of drawing and computer graphics to make animations. Many animations on the internet are made in Flash. Most animators on the internet do not work for professional companies.
On television, limited animation is used a lot. It is used by popular companies such as [[UPA]] and [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Simple, limited movement makes the images easier to draw, which allows quicker and cheaper [[film production|production]] of animation.
== Famous names in the business ==
{{div col|cols=4}}
* [[Tex Avery]]
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]
* [[Joseph Barbera]]
* [[Brad Bird]]
* [[Mel Blanc]]
* [[Don Bluth]]
* [[Sylvain Chomet]]
* [[Gabor Csupo]]
* [[Gene Deitch]]
* [[Walt Disney]]
* [[Adam Elliot]]
* [[Max Fleischer]]
* [[Friz Freleng]]
* [[Matt Groening]]
* [[Yoram Gross]]
* [[William Hanna]]
* [[Ray Harryhausen]]
* [[Ub Iwerks]]
* [[Ollie Johnston]]
* [[Chuck Jones]]
* [[Mike Judge]]
* [[Glen Keane]]
* [[Arlene Klasky]]
* [[Walter Lantz]]
* [[John Lasseter]]
* [[Winsor McCay]]
* [[Norman McLaren]]
* [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
* [[Yuriy Norshteyn]]
* [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]
* [[Nick Park]]
* [[Trey Parker]]
* [[Bill Plympton]]
* [[Matt Stone]]
* [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]]
* [[Will Vinton]]
* [[John Kricfalusi]]
* [[Bob Clampett]]
* [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]]
* [[Richard Williams]]
* [[Arthur Rankin Jr.]]
* [[Jules Bass]]
{{div col end}}
== Famous animation [[studio]]s ==
=== [[United States]] ===
* [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]
* [[DreamWorks SKG]]
* [[Film Roman]]
* [[Filmation]]
* [[Hanna-Barbera]] (now [[Cartoon Network]] Studios)
* [[Klasky Csupo]]
* [[MGM]]
* [[Pixar]]
* [[UPA]]
* [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
* [[Warner Bros.]]
=== [[Canada]] ===
* [[Atkinson Film-Arts]]
* [[Cinar]] (now [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]])
* [[CinéGroupe]]
* [[National Film Board of Canada]]
* [[Nelvana]]
=== [[Europe]] ===
* [[Aardman Animations]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[Arsyn Video Interactive]] ([[France]])
* [[Belvision]] ([[Belgium]])
* [[Centre for Animated Films Cacak]] ([[Serbia]])
* [[Chromosomos]] ([[Spain]])
* [[CreaSyn Studio]] ([[France]])
* [[DIC]] ([[France]])
* [[Ellipse Programme]] ([[France]])
* [[France Animation]] ([[France]])
* [[Grand Slamm Children's Films]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[kaViArt]] ([[France]])
* [[MacGuff]] ([[France]])
* [[Pannónia Filmstúdió]] ([[Hungary]])
* [[Red 3ye Productions]] ([[France]])
* [[Soyuzmultfilm]] ([[Russia]])
* [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Synthĕsis Animation Studio]] ([[France]])
* [[Zagreb Film]] ([[Croatia]])
=== [[Asia]] ===
==== [[Japan]] ====
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[BONES]]
* [[GAINAX]]
* [[Gonzo (studio)|Gonzo]]
* [[Kyoto Animation]]
* [[Madhouse Studios]]
* [[Production I.G.]]
* [[Studio Ghibli]]
* [[Sunrise]]
* [[Tatsunoko Productions]]
* [[Toei]]
==== [[China]] ====
* [[Beijing Xie Art]] (mainland)
* [[Colorland]] ([[Hong Kong]])
* [[Wang Film Productions]] ([[Taiwan]])
==== [[Philippines]] ====
* [[Toon City]]
=== [[Australia]] ===
* [[DisneyToon Studios]]
* [[Liquid Animation]]
* [[Yoram Gross Films]] / [[Flying Bark Productions]]
== Related pages ==
* [[Anime]]
* [[Cartoon]]
* [[CGI animation]]
* [[Movie]]
== Other websites ==
{{commons category|Animations}}
* [http://www.keyframeonline.com Keyframe - The Animation Resource]
* [http://www.toonopedia.com Don Markenstein's Toonopedia]
* [http://www.awn.com Animation World Network]
* [http://www.cartoonresearch.com Cartoon Research (site has a complete list of American release dates for animated features)]
* [http://www.iafistanbul.com IAF - Istanbul Animation Festival]
* [[Internet Movie Database]]'s page for [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Genres/Animation/ animation] (and also [http://www.imdb.com/chart/animation its lists of best and worst titles])
* [http://pptheaven.mvps.org/ PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate] Contains tutorials on creating animations for PowerPoint Presentations.
[[Category:Movie industry]]
[[Category:Animation| ]]
[[ml:അനിമേഷന്]]
'''Animation''' is a way of making a [[movie]] from many still [[image]]s. The images are put together one after another, and then played at a fast [[speed]] to give the [[illusion]] of [[movement]]. Most animations are played at a speed of twenty-four to sixty images every [[second]]. Each image becomes one [[Film frame|frame]] of the movie.
A person who makes animations is called an ''[[animator]].''
There are three ways to animate:
# [[Drawing|Draw]] each frame
# Use [[stop-motion]]: make a [[Scale model|model]] scene and change it to create a new image (frame)
# Make [[computer graphics]][[File:Blender3D CircularWaveAnim.gif|thumb|330px|Computer animation of circular [[wave]]s generated by an underwater [[explosion]].]]
== Overview ==
Because it is expensive to make, most animation comes from [[professional]] [[company|companies]]. However, [[independent movie|independent]] animators have existed since the [[1950s]] in America, with many of those people entering the professional industry. In Europe, the independent movement has existed since the 1910s, with animators like pre-revolutionary [[Russia]]'s [[Ladislas Starevich]] and Germany's [[Lotte Reiniger]].
On the [[internet]], many people use a [[computer program]] called [[Adobe Flash]] to create animations. Flash uses a combination of drawing and computer graphics to make animations. Many animations on the internet are made in Flash. Most animators on the internet do not work for professional companies.
On television, limited animation is used a lot. It is used by popular companies such as [[UPA]] and [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Simple, limited movement makes the images easier to draw, which allows quicker and cheaper [[film production|production]] of animation.
== Famous names in the business ==
{{div col|cols=4}}
* [[Tex Avery]]
* [[Ralph Bakshi]]
* [[Joseph Barbera]]
* [[Brad Bird]]
* [[Mel Blanc]]
* [[Don Bluth]]
* [[Sylvain Chomet]]
* [[Gabor Csupo]]
* [[Gene Deitch]]
* [[Walt Disney]]
* [[Adam Elliot]]
* [[Max Fleischer]]
* [[Friz Freleng]]
* [[Matt Groening]]
* [[Yoram Gross]]
* [[William Hanna]]
* [[Ray Harryhausen]]
* [[Ub Iwerks]]
* [[Ollie Johnston]]
* [[Chuck Jones]]
* [[Mike Judge]]
* [[Glen Keane]]
* [[Arlene Klasky]]
* [[Walter Lantz]]
* [[John Lasseter]]
* [[Winsor McCay]]
* [[Norman McLaren]]
* [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
* [[Yuriy Norshteyn]]
* [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]
* [[Nick Park]]
* [[Trey Parker]]
* [[Bill Plympton]]
* [[Matt Stone]]
* [[Ivan Ivanov-Vano]]
* [[Will Vinton]]
* [[John Kricfalusi]]
* [[Bob Clampett]]
* [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]]
* [[Richard Williams]]
* [[Arthur Rankin Jr.]]
* [[Jules Bass]]
{{div col end}}
== Famous animation [[studio]]s ==
=== [[United States]] ===
* [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]
* [[DreamWorks SKG]]
* [[Film Roman]]
* [[Filmation]]
* [[Hanna-Barbera]] (now [[Cartoon Network]] Studios)
* [[Klasky Csupo]]
* [[MGM]]
* [[Pixar]]
* [[UPA]]
* [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
* [[Warner Bros.]]
=== [[Canada]] ===
* [[Atkinson Film-Arts]]
* [[Cinar]] (now [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]])
* [[CinéGroupe]]
* [[National Film Board of Canada]]
* [[Nelvana]]
=== [[Europe]] ===
* [[Aardman Animations]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[Arsyn Video Interactive]] ([[France]])
* [[Belvision]] ([[Belgium]])
* [[Centre for Animated Films Cacak]] ([[Serbia]])
* [[Chromosomos]] ([[Spain]])
* [[CreaSyn Studio]] ([[France]])
* [[DIC]] ([[France]])
* [[Ellipse Programme]] ([[France]])
* [[France Animation]] ([[France]])
* [[Grand Slamm Children's Films]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[kaViArt]] ([[France]])
* [[MacGuff]] ([[France]])
* [[Pannónia Filmstúdió]] ([[Hungary]])
* [[Red 3ye Productions]] ([[France]])
* [[Soyuzmultfilm]] ([[Russia]])
* [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Synthĕsis Animation Studio]] ([[France]])
* [[Zagreb Film]] ([[Croatia]])
=== [[Asia]] ===
==== [[Japan]] ====
* [[Bandai Visual]]
* [[BONES]]
* [[GAINAX]]
* [[Gonzo (studio)|Gonzo]]
* [[Kyoto Animation]]
* [[Madhouse Studios]]
* [[Production I.G.]]
* [[Studio Ghibli]]
* [[Sunrise]]
* [[Tatsunoko Productions]]
* [[Toei]]
==== [[China]] ====
* [[Beijing Xie Art]] (mainland)
* [[Colorland]] ([[Hong Kong]])
* [[Wang Film Productions]] ([[Taiwan]])
==== [[Philippines]] ====
* [[Toon City]]
=== [[Australia]] ===
* [[DisneyToon Studios]]
* [[Liquid Animation]]
* [[Yoram Gross Films]] / [[Flying Bark Productions]]
== Related pages ==
* [[Anime]]
* [[Cartoon]]
* [[CGI animation]]
* [[Movie]]
== Other websites ==
{{commons category|Animations}}
* [http://www.keyframeonline.com Keyframe - The Animation Resource]
* [http://www.toonopedia.com Don Markenstein's Toonopedia]
* [http://www.awn.com Animation World Network]
* [http://www.cartoonresearch.com Cartoon Research (site has a complete list of American release dates for animated features)]
* [http://www.iafistanbul.com IAF - Istanbul Animation Festival]
* [[Internet Movie Database]]'s page for [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Genres/Animation/ animation] (and also [http://www.imdb.com/chart/animation its lists of best and worst titles])
* [http://pptheaven.mvps.org/ PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate] Contains tutorials on creating animations for PowerPoint Presentations.
[[Category:Movie industry]]
[[Category:Animation| ]]
[[ml:അനിമേഷന്]]