Why Is Animation In Movies So Important?

The movie producers have wowed us with their creativity and imagination for years. The viewing public has craved the new and demanded that the movies they watch take them to new levels of thrills and the unimaginable. This is the exact reason why animation in movies is so important.

In the early days animation was sketchy at best. The most we could have hoped for was less than realistic images of giant lizards and insects that terrorized the country side. That all changed when computers came into being. The computer age helped to blur the line between fantasy and reality to give us the movies that we love so much. Using the newest technology allowed film makers to bring to the screen that which was deemed impossible in the early days of movies.

The forerunner of the animation movement was George Lucas. When he envisioned Star Wars he planned to make a movie like no one had before. This would require him to break new ground when it came to animation and special effects and he was able to come through in fine style. The animation of his characters in the first film gave people their first glimpse of the future and was an overnight sensation.

George Lucas laid the ground work for new movies with his advancements in movie animation technology that allowed other movies to move into the future. This was seen in many of the science fiction films of the early and middle eighties as they used the Star Wars model to bring new concepts to the screen. This also spawned many companies based on the new technology that are still sought out to make dreams and imagination come true.

The movie animation business is now a billion dollar a year industry that employs some of the best animators and computer specialists in the entire world. This is how the world was brought the hit movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? This film was the first of its kind where animated characters or cartoon characters interacted with the human characters in the entire story line. This was a new concept that was a smash hit in its time. The world had never seen anything like it and the trickery of the camera made everyone believe that they could touch and see a cartoon character like they did in the movie.

Today the animation in movies is far more advanced. Where film makers were once limited to making only two dimensional animated characters the norm now is three dimensional, fully interactive animated characters that dominate the screen. The first real advancement in this technology was the movie Toy Story. This film was created on a computer and featured no human presence in the film itself besides the voice over. The world was treated to the future of animation and movies with this film and it became an over night success. Read more from this author at: arts-mag.com Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

Animation Goes Web2

A new web2 site called aniBOOM is up on the net. aniBOOM is a unique user generated video site dedicated to animation content. The site is a platform for animators to present their work to the mass audience, and to producers & distributors in the animation field.

The site's first event is an online animation festival with $50000 worth of prizes. More than 1,500 movies, from all over the globe, have already been submitted.

The semi-finals, announcing the 25 final competitors, will take place on January 15, 2007. Two weeks after that, the grand prize winner of $25,000 and five other winners of $5,000 each, will be announced on January 30, 2007.

Aside of being a home for animators,one of the site's goals is to give the viewers a wide variety of quality animation films for entertainment purposes.

The site is also based on the concept of prize-awarding events, revenue share model for top ranked creators and, in the future, productions of original content from the site.

aniBOOM's revenue share model, allows each registered member, who has uploaded movies, to receive his own proportionate share, calculated in accordance with his ranking on the site. Read more about it on aniBOOM blog. Kate Toren is a web researcher Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com

Animated Films

They always say things were better back when I was a kid. That may be true about some things, but not when it comes to animated films. Before you get all bent out of shape, I love the old animated movies. Bambi and Dumbo are two of my favorites. And even though I do not have children there are a lot of animated films in my DVD collection.

The animated films of today are pleasing to both adults and children. I remember my husband saying you have to watch this movie called Shriek. I told him I was to busy to sit down and watch a kids film. I am glad I did. It was funny and amusing and I thought the second movie was just as clever. In that same vein, we have watched the Incredible’s and Monster, Inc several times as well. Remember we do not have children we just enjoy these movies.

This summer it looks like a new batch of animated films either have hit the theaters or will be making there arrival soon. Shriek the Third is still playing in theaters. It may not bee as good as the first two, but it still is entertaining and well worth seeing. Surfs Up is also in theaters. Once again a very good movie, and you have to just smile when the movie is about penguins.

The most anticipated animated film of the summer is Ratatouille. All the reviews so far have been incredible. It seems the unbelievable animation and brilliant storyline are a marriage made in animation heaven. I for one am looking forward to seeing this movie. What a great way to spend the afternoon, being transported to Paris where a rat tells a chef how to cook.

The latest animated film of the summer to be released will be The Simpson’s first ever movie. Now there are only two kind of people when it comes to the Simpson’s, either you love them or hate them. The movie will not be appropriate for young children; the TV show certainly is not. However, if you like the Simpson’s then it should be fun to see what kind of trouble Homer will fidn in 90 minutes rather than his normal 30 minutes of disaster.

As you can see, there are all kinds of animated movies and they really do keep getting better and better. So take some time out of your busy schedule to sit down a enjoy the animation brilliance of today’s films Written by Renee Corbett. classicmodernarts.com is a subsidiary of E Market Enterprise LLC Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com