Types of Animation

Here are some types of animation.

Hand-drawn animation: Click.
- This is the common method used in old cartoons such as Loony Tunes and Tom and Jerry, plus the legendary Micky Mouse from Disney, you can clearly see from the clip that this has been hand drawn.

Cut-out animation: Click.
- South Park is a famous show which uses cut-out animation to give it such a unique image. It's quirky approach to the show is which has made it such a hit, and it is the perfect example to showcase this style of animation.

Model animation: Click.
- Clay animation is a method used by making plasticine models and then modifying them for each frame to make it run smoothly, it takes a lot of preparation, effort and talent to pull this off well. Wallace and Gromit from Aardman studios is a classic example of clay-mation (a common term to describe the method).

Computer animation: Click.
- Computer generated imagery is widely used today but it has only been used to its full extent for around 15 years, A Bug's Life and Toy Story are examples of some of the earliest films to use CGI at it's best, the whole feature film using the method.

Rotoscoping: Click.
- Rotoscoping is a method where an artists traces over live action, frame by frame. A good example of the method is used in the music video "Take on Me" by A-Ha.