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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animexample.gifbig> CHARACTER ANIMATION

List of Contents
* What is animation? * Who is a character? * What is character? Creating a Character for an animation.
 * 1) Introduction

Uses of Character animation

Animation is the process or act of creating the continuous motion and shape change illusion by means of rapid display of a sequence of still images that insignifcantly differ from each other. The illusion — like in motion pictures in general — is thought to rely on a phenomenon called phi. Here is the etymology of animation; from Latin 'animātiō', "the act of bringing to life"; from 'animō' ("to animate" or "give life to") and '-ātiō' ("the act of"). The first animated projection (screening) was created in France, by Charles-Émile Reynaud, who was a French science teacher.
 * 1) Introduction
 * What is animation?

The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these six frames.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animexample.gif

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Animexample3edit.png This animation moves at 10 frames per second.

Animations can be stored or recorded on either analogue media, such as Flip book, motion picture film, video tape, on digital media, including formats such as animated GIF, Flash animation or digital video(MP4, 3GP e.t.c). To display the stored data(animation), a digital camera, a computer, or a projector are used. Nowadays most Mobile phones and Tablets are designed with the capability of displaying animations. The developement of animations have been rapid the pass few years, now more sophisticated animation techniques are used to render virtual Characters.

Animation creation methods include the traditional animation creation method and those involving stop motion animation of three-dimensional objects, e.g. puppets, clay, or Lego figures. Images are displayed in a rapid succession, usually 24, 25, or 30 frames per second.

Below is also an example of a typical animation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phenakistoscope_3g07690b.gif

A character is a person in a narrative work of arts (such as a novel, play, television show/series, or film). Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr, the English word dates from the Restoration, although the use of the word 'charcater' became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed. Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theater or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person." In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to understand plots and ponder themes. Since the end of the 18th century, the phrase "in character" has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor.[4] Since the 19th century, the art of creating characters, as practiced by actors or writers, has been called characterization. Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) is often considered the very first example of true character animation. Later, Otto Messmer imbued Felix the Cat with an instantly recognizable personality during the 1920s.
 * Who is a Character?

A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type. Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualized. The characters in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1891) and August Strindberg's Miss Julie (1888), for example, are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender, such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts.

The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work. The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions (proairetic, pragmatic, linguistic, proxemic) that it forms with the other characters. The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically, often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality, self-determination, and the social order.

Character animation is a specialized area of the animation process, which involves bringing animated characters to life in an animation scene. The role of a Character Animator is analogous(similar) to that of a film or stage actor, and character animators are often said to be "actors with a pencil" (or a mouse rather). Character animators breathe life in their characters, creating the illusion of thought, emotion and personality. Character animation is often distinguished from creature animation, which involves bringing photo-realistic animals and creatures to life. The character in an animation is madde to be as human acting on a stage and to have a uniqueness attributed to only human beings. Nowadays, Charcters for an animatio are created using 3D models which are then turned into liifelike characters. But first before the static 3D models gain the ability to move, they have to be systematically and technically created with elements such as skletons, flesh(digital skin). A good implementation of kinematics(study on how still objects move) helps render a near human pattern of movements.
 * What is Characcter animation?

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Below is a video link of a Character animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwJAmTk_e5U