Thursday, April 20, 2017

Animation Research

for the animation before it starts a storyboard is created. in the storyboard they draw or sketch certain scenes and get a mental imagine of what the scene will look like.

for films like star wars there are storyboards for when the rebels are going to destroy the death star. some sketched a rough idea of what the scene would like like, showing the camera angle of the scene and how the camera would follow the rebels.the rebels have the ships X-Wings, designed earlyin the process by Joe Johnson and Colin Cantwell. the director being George Lucas.



John Lasseter

John Lasseter has directed many disney films and 3D animation films.
e.g.
Toy Story
A Bug's Life
Toy Story 2
Cars
Cars 2
Currently directing Toy Story 4

john lasseter directed the movie cars. where disney has already made bugs and toys as their main charactters. this time theyve made cars or any mode of transportation as the main leads. the title being "cars. the movie is about sports car wanting to win a big race but when he gets lost in the middle of nowhere in a small town. he learns winning a race isnt everything. the movie is a 3D generated animation. at pixar they say "art challenges technology, technology inspires art", they push the boundaries of digital animation.

pixar

pixar is a 3D animation company connected to disney. pixar are known for making famous children films such as Toy Story, Cars, the Incredibles, Wall-E and more. pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Lucasfilms corporations. pixar has produced 17 feature films. the first being Toy Story (1995) and the latest installment being Finding Dory (2016). all films receiving positive reviews. Pixar executives John LasseterBrad BirdPete DocterAndrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement by the biennial Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm's founder George Lucas.

* 2D Animation
* 3D animation
* Drawn Animation