NAME: Buhle
SUBJECT: V.P.A
TOPIC: Careers in the Art
Animator
Animators are artists who use images
of drawings, puppets and models to
produce films or commercials,
computer games, music videos and
websites.Animation was created in
1907 by the french artist Emilie Cohl.
TYPES OF ANIMATORS
They are di erent types of animators in the
animating industry but the most common
are:
● 2D Computer Animator
● 2D Hand Drawn
● 3D Computer Animator
● Stop Animation
● The Assistant Animators
TOOLS ANIMATORS USE
Companies like Disney STUDIOS.The
animators use applications to create their
characters but back in the day they used Cel
Animation one of the most traditional
forms of animation and it involves objects
(usually characters) being hand drawn on
celluloid sheets and placed over painted
backgrounds.
Zibabwean Animator
Nqobizitha Mlilo is an
animator in zimbabwe he
is also the founder of a
multi award winning start
up Nafuna TV which
produces several tv shows including Angry
Mwana one of the most fast growing
animated series.
I managed to get to
interview him. I found
out he studied at
Milton High. He has
an advanced diploma
in graphic design and new media. He
released his first fully animated music
video in 2002 at the age of 18.
International Animator
Hayao Miyazaki is a
Japanese animator,
director, screenwriter,
author and manga artist.
He is famousd for
animating japanese shows
like Spirited Away and
Ponyo.He also co-founded studio ghibli in
1985. He was also names after a caterpillar
Conclusion
When I was interviewing Nqobizitha Mlilo
he didn't really tell me that much
information. It was quite plain and boring
but one day I would love to interview the
Attack On Titan animators. I have so many
questions I would love to ask.
FUN FACTS ABOUT ANIMATION
● Animators on How To Train Your
Dragon had to attend flight school
● Did you know the lamp from a
Pixar opening has a name, It is
called Luxo Junior.
● Toy Story Is the first film fully
modelled and
created with
the help of 3d
technology.
● Tangled is to date the most expensive
animated film in the
world costing the
studio $274 million.
● The first ever
animated 3d clip
appeared in 1972 and it was a scanned
and animated hand of a video creator.
● The father of
animation is
considered to be
Georges Melies. He
created the first
successful
animated film ‘The
Adventures Of Padre Pio’.
● The first cartoon character ‘Mickey
Mouse’ was created in 1929