Multimedia art and animation is an occupation that has been described as creating animations and visual effects for television, movies, video games, and other forms of media. It can be challenging to both the mind and body of the artist or animator, but it can be very rewording to them. This form of artist offers multiple options that can suit a wide variety of animators and artist alike.
Multimedia is fairly new to the world when compared to the history of many other professions. Though it isn’t known when being a multimedia artist truly started, however many believe that it all began with the Pong, the first true video game. Though as simple as it is today, it was almost evolutionary to the people in its time period. Playing games on the television would have been crazy talk back in the 1950’s, but Ralph Baer believed it to be possible. His job was creating television sets, but he had found that too easy and wanted to create something that not even his boss had thought possible (http://www.pong-story.com/intro.htm). His idea is simple for today’s time, playing games on the television set. By accomplishing his goal, it can be said the he is not only the inventor of the video game, but it could also be said that he is the first multimedia artist and animator.
The multimedia occupation has been receiving mixed feelings about itself over the few years it has truly existed, however those who were beginning it knew that it would take time and patience to create their masterpieces. It can be said that Georges Melies is the father of special effects. In his day, movie directors had not even thought of such an idea, or believed that it just wasn’t possible to do. He, by accident, created a new technique that he called, “stop-action.”...
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...n amazement at them. Though they may sit at computers all day, or stare at the screen for almost twenty four hours, but it is done to create works of art and masterpieces that many will go out to see. The job of being a multimedia artist and or animator is not just a job to most of them, it is a hobby and lifestyle that they both love and enjoy doing. They create the images and stories inside their head, and bring it into life in many different, yet similar, ways. They work both alone and with others like them to bring out some of their best in masterpieces that could be on the television set, iPod, computers, and many more devices. Though these creators may have had a rough start they evolved along with this new wave of technology. That technology they then proceeded to take and not only make, but enhance their creations to come up with even better pieces of work.
In the world of feature animation, it is almost impossible to be an auteur since it involves such a large scale production. But some directors coordinate the work of all the departments in production in a certain way that the animated feature has a recognizable style or stylistic signature – this is where an auteur comes into picture. This is exactly what Hayao Miyazaki does.
My grandfather has always talked about how much movies have changed in such a short amount of time. His favorite movie, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, is an example of how editing and special effects have changed drastically since only 1982 and even from the early 1900s. Watching a movie from this year compared to a movie from the 1930s, the viewer would notice many differences ranging from effects, transitions and especially quality. When film started in the late 1800s, there was no digital technology to edit films. There have been many contributors in the film industry that have helped evolve film to its digital age of today. Edwin Porter was the first person in film history to create a narrative film. Lev Kuleshov created a technique gives films certain moods to it and can affect a person’s emotions just by the way images are juxtaposed and edited together. Danny Boyle is an example of a modern day director that developed a set of guidelines that a director should reciprocate while filming. Film editing has revolutionized and developed so much since the early 1900s to now because of important contributors throughout its history that developed new technology and techniques.
For Michel Gondry’s film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I will give an analysis the technology and sound in film and film history by using some research from Monaco’s book in chapter two & four. My analysis of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind reveals the challenges that directors encounter when filming: having to explore the history of past filmmakers in order to prevent making mistakes and having to add touch up special effects to make the film feel more universal and credible for a modern audience.
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Animation is a series of images that are places one after another to produce the illusion of movement.
Animated cartoons are an inescapable childhood experience. They are the first images children are exposed to in the world of moving images, and are easily taken in by young minds. Kids are exposed to these images through DVDs, the internet, the cinema, and ancillary consumer products associated with popular animated children’s films. The genre of “animated film” has become almost entirely synonymous with that of “children’s film.” Cartoons, both traditionally and computer drawn, are an art form of pure imagination, as the artist can draw or create anything that comes to mind. Children are naturally very in tune with their imagination, therefore children and animation are a natural combination. These animated moving images help children grow their imaginations. While Disney dominates the animation industry, other sources like Fox have made ways with hits such as Anastasia.
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...have already begun to see – more as a means to playful firing visual fascination. The opposition of realistic film visual culture and non-narrative montage tradition has begun to breakdown. It is leading towards hybridization of realistic and stylized editing. Thus at one extreme there is a montage phenomenon of music video and on the other hand the editing technique of traditional cinema comes together. Montage is no longer a dominant aesthetic according to the new computer culture, as it was throughout the twentieth century, from the avant-garde of the 1920s up until postmodernism of the 1980s. New editing techniques like composting has emerged which combines different spaces into a single environment seamlessly creating a virtual space. Compositing is an example of the alternative aesthetics of continuity and it is considered counterpart of montage aesthetics.
The demand for the manual animation technique known as “in-betweening,” where an artist draws hundreds of images to produce the idea of motion, takes countless hours and requires the dedication of an artist’s full time. With the aid of computers, images are generated at face paces and movement can be altered with the click of a mouse. Thus, those hired to do such jobs have the opportunity to better the product with far less time and frustration.
Animators are people who create images such as drawings or computer generated things to come to life through graphics. This job is quite suitable for those who have creative artistic skills such as drawing or modeling, in addition to good computer skills in order to communicate with the audience with accurate detail of the images which contribute into the motion pictures. Work done by animators are everywhere; they are commonly found in films, shows, commercials, pop videos, computer games, websites and other sorts of media and entertainment. These works are done by obtaining images of each movement and, done in a certain way, it turns into some sort of amazing piece of the character’s or object’s actions. A standard animator is to be creative and artistic. Many artistic people go into the field of animation. Animation holds many advantages and opportunities. Multimedia artists and animators put their creative work on the Internet. If the images become popular, these artists can gain more recognition, which can lead to future employment or freelance work. With drawing and sculpting skills for stop frame animations, these artist should be patient to concentrate and passionate on what they ...
When walking through an art museum, there are rarely paintings of caricatures on display. Though some artists have developed avant guarde or impressionist styles, these are not considered cartoons for the simple fact that they never were displayed on the silver screen. Yet paintings of Disney characters sell for thousands at auction if they are authentic. Disney separates itself from other animation studios with their signature style and tedious techniques, like traditional artists. Since Disney has been making animated films for years, it has become a huge part of American culture. Many people even classify the older, hand-drawn films to be moving works of art. On the other hand, animated TV shows from Japan known as Anime, are not considered to be works of art. Often starting as a comic like sterilization known as manga, anime has captured the hearts of millions of viewers. Like any art form, there are a variety of styles to choose from; ranging from breathtaking to humorous. Like the renaissance painters or even Disney, Anime itself has shared many of the same traits. However, the world over dismisses it as a childish pastime, rather than the art form that it is. Both Anime and Art are a culmination of style, cultural representation, and emotional expression.
Animation, like any other creative art, requires a successful animator to be: patient, talented, disciplined, and willing to work hard. Among the term animation are subcategories such as: character and effects. Character animation is the hardest, in that is requires the most skill. The animator must have a critical eye for every detail that goes into the final project. Character animation can also be broken up into its own subcategories such as: 2D, 3D, traditional, stop motion, and motion graphics. However, 2D and 3D are the most commonly pursued. Regardless if the project is generated by hand or by computer, the overall goal of the animator is to entertain. The animator must have both a clear concept of how to entertain the audience, and
Early 1940s and 50s, john Whitney start the experiment of computer graphics, but early 60s when digital computer graphics come to promising stage. So as the animation didn’t just happen, but with the contribution of many people to see that they build in to the digital age of technology with the 3d animation (computer animation) by using moving image that consist of sketch of scene drawn on a paper that help them in developing techniques using technology for creating the animations, which is developed to what it is today.
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.