You DO It! • Draw two images that can make a sequence, with the second drawing directly beneath the first page. • Examples: flapping wings, bird pecking. • The top piece can be rolled around a pencil to create movement by moving the pencil up and down quickly. You DO It! • . 5 minutes INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION LESSON 1 At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to: 1. Articulate the definition of Animation. 2. Draw two images to make a simple animation. 3. Appreciate the importance of Animation. ANIMATION • It is defined by Britannica, as the art of making inanimate objects appear to move. • According to Paul Wells, it derived from the latin verb, “animare”, which means ‘to give life to’ and so in the context of the animated film, it means the artificial creation of the illusion of movement in inanimate lines and forms. ANIMATION HISTORY • Over 35, 000 years ago humans were making paintings on cave walls drawn by humans. • 1600 BC, an Egyptian Pharaoh built a temple for his goddess that had columns. • Ancient Greeks decorated pots with figures in successive stages of action-so by spinning the pot it created a sense of motion. • 1824 – The invention of the spinning card (Thaumatrope) by John Ayrton Paris or Peter Mark Roget . • 1831 – The creation of the Spindle Viewer (Phenakistoscope) pioneered by Plateau. • 1834 – The creation of the Zoetrope by W.G. Horner. • 1861 – The creation of the Kinematoscope by Coleman Sellers. • 1877 – The creation of Reynard’s Praxinoscope 1877. George Mellies, Voyage to the Moon in 1902 It is credited with making the first science fiction film. https://youtu.be/xLVChRVfZ74 1906 – Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, J. Stuart Blackton Considered the first known attempt at stop-frame animation. Blackton incorporated drawn sequences that were shot frame by frame using a combination of blackboard, chalk and cut-outs for his animated forms. https://youtu.be/YS5VUMAWETA 1907 – The Haunted Hotel, J. Stuart Blackton The film used stop motion of three-dimensional objects. https://youtu.be/MDRaPC4EXpo 1908 – Fantasmagorie by Emile Cohl A short film considered first drawing-based animated film, a simple series of dreamlike images of stick figures. https://youtu.be/o1d28X0lkJ4 1914 – Gertie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay Winsor McCay a cartoonist in North America move to filmmaking and created the landmark short film. https://youtu.ble/-_c15oS5i5I OTHER FILMS: • Silly Symphonies – a series of 75 animated shorts produced by Walt Disney. • The Einstein Theory of Relativity – first feature animation in documentary form produced by Dave and Max Fleischer. • Paranorman • Avatar • Snow White “Animation is the most dynamic form of expression available to creative people…Animation is used in science, architecture, healthcare and broadcast journalism… it is simply everywhere!” (Paul Wells, The Fundamental of Animation, Thames and Hudson 2006) 10 minutes ACTIVITY: YOU DO IT! • Take a blank pad and on each corner create a stick figure that is performing a simple action such as walking. If you do not have a sketchbook, make your own. • Materials: • A sticky notes 4x4 in size, small notebook, and a stapler and a pencil. • You can have a few sheets of paper, 6 pcs short bond paper. PROCEDURE • Staple the pages together at one edge to make a notebook if you do not have a 4x4 sticky notes. Sometimes a rubber band or string can work. • Draw a simple pin man on the last page of your notebook. • On the page before, trace the first pin man, but this time make his arms or legs move a small amount. • Continue tracing your previous drawing on the page before. Each time make his arms or legs move a small amount. PROCEDURE • Staple the pages together at one edge to make a notebook if you do not have a 4x4 sticky notes. Sometimes a rubber band or string can work. • Draw a simple pin man on the last page of your notebook. • On the page before, trace the first pin man, but this time make his arms or legs move a small amount. • Continue tracing your previous drawing on the page before. Each time make his arms or legs move a small amount. ACTIVITY: ONE MINUTE SENTENCE • On your index card, write one sentence to explain the importance of Animation and why is it useful on students learning. • You will only have one minute! • Share your sentence with your table group. • As a group, decide on the best explanation. ACTIVITY: SKETCHING A HISTORY OF ANIMATION Write a descriptive summary about the following film. Write it in a paragraph form that contains 10 sentences. Use writing application like Canva, Word or Pages. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Voyage to the Moon, 1902 by George Melies The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, 1906 by J.Stuart Blackton The Haunted Hotel by J. Stuart Blackton. Fantasmagorie (1908) by Emile Cohl Gertie the Dinosaur by Winsor McCay Silly Symphonies by Walt Disney King Kong 1933 Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs 1937 The Flinstones, 1960 The Adventure of Mark Twain, 1985 ACTIVITY: SKETCHING A HISTORY ANIMATION Write a descriptive summary about the following film. 11. 1988 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit 12. 1993 – Jurassic Park 13. 2009 – Avatar 14. 2012 - Paranorman REFERENCES • https://www.britannica.com/art/animation THANK YOU!
