Phase 6 - Finding out all about Animation Techniques

BTEC ANIMATION UNIT – Phase Six  (10.1 Know about animation techniques) 

Task 1 – Techniques in Animation

You need to make sure you have notes and information (including pictures, examples and possibly videos of the techniques) for EVERY one of these techniques.

You will also get to try most of them. Knowing about these techniques is a compulsory element of the Animation Unit (10) and you HAVE to show you know about ALL of these to pass the unit (at any grade level).

You may already have details/notes on the techniques. These will all need to be included in your presentation so make your notes good – use colour, video and images!

TECHNIQUES

1.    Drawn on film – Cel Animation – Painting on Film – 10.1.4, 10.1.6

2.    Stop Motion (Stop Frame) 10.1.10

3.    Claymation 10.1.9

4.    Pixilation (Photographic Stills) 10.1.8

5.    Puppets 10.1.10

6.    Shadows/Light 10.1.8

7.     Rotoscoping (you have done this on a previous sheet so check and add to your work) 10.1.5

8.    Digital Animation (including CGI) (this is in Phase 7) 10.1.7

9.    Devices (you did these right at the start) – Praxinoscope, Zoetrope, Kinetiscope, Flick Book, Thaumatrope (10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3)

Checklist

Technique	Where is the work? Have you more to add? Have you covered all the types? Used egs?	Tick and initial when complete
Drawn on Film
Stop Motion
Claymation
Pixilation
Puppets
Shadows/light (Silhouettes)
Rotoscoping
CGI
Devices: Praxinoscope, Zoetrope, Kinetiscope, Flick Book, Thaumatrope