Every Form of Animation

Summary by Krater

An overview of the history of animation techniques, covering stop motion, traditional cel animation, computer animation, and motion capture.

From the video

Answers: How has animation technology evolved from stop motion to computer-generated imagery?

• history of animation
• stop-motion animation
• cel animation
• computer-generated animation
• motion capture

What it concludes

• Stop-motion animation relies on painstakingly posing characters frame by frame to simulate movement.
• Cel animation simplified production by using transparent sheets for moving elements over static backgrounds.
• Computer graphics reduced the manual labor of drawing every frame by allowing shapes and rigs to be manipulated digitally.
• Motion capture captures the exact movements of real human actors to create realistic character animations.