Animation (animation or anime) or cartoon (cartoon) refers to a process in which a number of still frames are played back in succession, and although the differences are often debated, they are basically the same. Whether the still images are computer-generated, hand-drawn, or simply claymation models that are altered slightly one at a time, and then filmed, the single frames are strung together and played back at 16 or more frames per second to give the eye the illusion of continuous motion (due to visual residuals). Often these films are produced by a lot of intensive and tedious labor, even now that computer animation technology has advanced so much.
The origin of animation
Traditional art was born with the birth of human civilization, while film and animation were invented by humans, with animation several years before film.
The development of industrial civilization and the study of human visual perception were the prerequisites for the birth of film and animation, and the advancement of photography and mechanical design in the 19th century provided the material basis for the invention of animation.
In 1824, the British physiologist Peter Mark Roget published the paper Persistence of Vision with Regret (1824), a paper entitled "Persistence of Vision with Regret of Moving Objects". （In 1824, Peter Mark Roget, a British physiologist, published his paper "Persistence of Vision with Regard to Moving Objects", which discovered the phenomenon of visual retention of the human eye. This discovery provided the psychological basis for the invention of animation and movies.
In 1825, the Englishman John A. Paris invented the phantom disk (Thaumatrope), and in 1832, the Belgian scientist Joseph Plateau invented the trick disk (phenakistiscope). These primitive prototypes of animation continued to move toward better illusions of motion.
In 1877, Frenchman Emile Reynaud improved on the previous device by creating a praxinoscope, a movable optic made of several mirrors assembled in the shape of a drum. Reynaud continued to improve the praxinoscope and in 1888 he created his Théatre optique, on October 11, 1892, Reynaud signed a contract with the Grevin Museum, the famous wax museum in Paris, to show the world's first animated films. The program consisted of a number of drawings that could be continued for about ten to fifteen minutes per reel. In the production of these films, Reynolds had already utilized the main techniques of modern animation: the separation of the moving image from the set, sequential drawings on transparencies, stunt photography, and circular motion. For this reason Renault is generally regarded as the founder of animation.
During the same period, American and French inventors devoted themselves to the study of moving image devices using film. After more than ten years and the efforts of inventors from various countries, finally the Lumière brothers invented the device closest to modern cinema, the moving picture camera. In the practice of early cinema, filmmakers discovered the principle of stop-motion re-shooting. By the first decade of the 20th century, several of the basic production techniques of modern animation had been invented to James? James Stuart Blackton. Blackton (James Stuart Blackton) as the representative of the countries of the early animation filmmakers began to produce animated films shot on film, the modern animated film is thus the beginning of a great deal of abuse.
Origin of Cartoon:
Cartoon originated in China, is a simple and exaggerated technique to depict the life or current affairs of the drawings, usually in the form of satire and humor. China's cartoons appeared as late as the Southern Song Dynasty. And it is a political satire. Ye Shao-weng "four dynasties heard and seen record" e collection "full of thieves" article: "Han (entrusted to Han Han) with things for a long time, people can not be leveled. And the cited rate of more than non-class, the world's big plans are no longer white on the. There are small people in the marketplace, with a piece of paper copying print squid out of the ground is not in the tide, a money a book, to sell children. And reciting words: 'full tide are thieves! The tide is full of thieves! The capital Yin Lian and canes." To "full tide" harmonized with "full dynasty", borrowing "squid" for "thief", fully in line with the creation of manga techniques. The squid has a lot of tentacles, and it also portrays the fact that Han's minions are all over the dynasty. It was a "mimeographed" (printed on plates) and could be widely publicized. Because of this, Kyung-in persecuted the author. In China, the term "manga" originated in the 1920s. In 1925, the painter Feng Zikai created a unique style of painting, which was soon known to Zheng Zhenduo, the editor-in-chief of the famous publication Literature Weekly, who asked Feng Zikai for his manuscripts and created a column called "Zikai's Cartoons" for his works.
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Chinese and foreign anime image comparison
Students, in life, the anime must be our frequent contact, right? The Hundred Change Sakura, Gundam, Prince of Tennis ...... these cartoons I believe we are all familiar with. Below, please students come with me, with me to see the Chinese and foreign classic animation image, understand the characteristics of Chinese and foreign animation!
One, China and foreign classic animation image
China: Animation image: Shenxiang Image source: "Po Lin Lantern"
"Po Lin Lantern", the general content of the folk mythological story "split the mountain to save the mother", the main character for Shenxiang, with unremitting, courageous spirit.
Animation image: Ne Zha Image source: The Legend of Ne Zha
Ne Zha has always been a symbol of bravery and intelligence, and has become a loyal idol of the children of that time, as he is not afraid of the world.
Animation image: Sun Wukong Image source: The Great Pandemonium
The Journey to the West is one of the four great masterpieces, and one of the most classic characters is Sun Wukong. This animation is the essence of "Journey to the West", which shows the Monkey King's character of daring to fight and fight to the fullest.
Foreign countries: Anime image: Doraemon Image source: "Doraemon"
Doraemon is a robotic cat, it has a pocket, and it will have whatever it wants. Magical, isn't it?
Animation image: Mickey Image source: "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck"
The film to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, the big dog Brutal's activities as the main clues, through a series of incoherent, fragmentary comical encounters with them, to the audience to show the humorous, hilarious with a high degree of artistry sketches passages.
Second, China and foreign countries are the most representative of the cartoon image comparison
So many Chinese and foreign cartoon image, in the end, what are the differences and similarities?
1, modeling characteristics
Chinese animation is mainly based on paper-cut ("Snipe and Mussel", "Ginseng Doll", "Golden Conch"), ink painting ("Tadpole Looking for Mother", "Little Swallow", "Proud General"), shadow ("Wu Song Fighting Tiger", "Crane and Turtle"), puppets ("Divine Brush Maleonn", "Midnight Chicken Crowing", "Flaming Mountain"), and graphic animation ("Carp Jumping Dragon Door Gate", "Mindless and Happiness", "Flame Mountain", "Flaming Mountain"), and "Carp Jumping Dragon Door Gate". Brainless and Unhappy", "Tiger Learning the Art") are the main ones, and most of the modeling comes from traditional folk tales and myths, such as Avanti and Sanmao, which are diversified and have a strong ethnic flavor.
Foreign animation is mostly flat and three-dimensional, although the form is less, but each animated character has its own characteristics, big movements, very exaggerated, attracting people's attention and stimulating people's emotions.
2, words and deeds character characteristics
Domestic cartoons, in words and deeds and character of the most representative of the Monkey King. The Monkey King is the main character in "Journey to the West", he follows his master to subdue demons and eliminate devils, and there are quite a lot of big actions in the movie, especially when the Monkey King swings the golden rod, maybe some people still miss that clip until now! Sun Wukong's character should be clear to everyone, hateful, lively, witty and courageous, Sun Wukong can be said to be one of the great successes of Chinese animation.
Foreign animation in the interesting characters are countless, Mickey, Nemo, Tom, Jerry, Robot Cat ...... but the most appealing to the audience is also counted as "Cat and Mouse" in the cat - Tom. In real life, the mouse is the cat's prey, the cat always catches the mouse at once, and then eat it. The cartoon of Tom not only can not catch the mouse, but also always by the mouse Jerry tease, make themselves very bad. This silly cat is also very "persistent", repeatedly defeated, repeatedly defeated. The success of this animation is that it uses the wit of Jerry the mouse to contrast the stupidity of Tom the cat, and the effect is really good.
As an example, the wolf, for example, is rather different in Chinese animation and foreign animation. In Chinese animation, the wolf always appears as a vicious and horrible image, as evidenced by "Here Comes the Wolf" and "Old Wolf's Treat". While in foreign animation, the wolf is often a symbol of bad luck, stupidity, and often bullied by other animals, there is no bit of the nature of the wolf's might, and even a small bird is not as good as the animation of "Birdie Cuidi" is a very good proof.
Three, the overall characteristics
On the whole, Chinese animation is characterized by nationalization, rich in strong Chinese traditional atmosphere, the representative works are: "Monkey Fishing for the Moon", "The Wonderful Book of Heaven", "The Legend of Nezha" and so on. These are all adapted from folk tales. Animations like these are seldom seen in our life, replaced by some other cartoons. Although those cartoons are nice to look at, I still hope that this feature of Chinese animation will remain forever.
Foreign animation is outstanding in characterization, and the images in the animation can always give us great surprise. In addition, the stories in foreign animated films are complex, with ups and downs in the plot, which can make the audience's attention shift with the changes in the animated images, achieving an unexpected effect. I think this may be the reason why more and more children like foreign animation.
All in all, Chinese and foreign animation have their own characteristics, and if they complement each other, I believe that animation will be well developed. Now with the continuous progress of science and technology, the level of production of animation in various countries is improving, three-dimensional animation, FLASH animation has emerged, online animation has become a fashion, recently launched a game animation, comic animation, such as the central station CCTV-3, "Happy Stage" in the classic comic, have been changed to animation in the form of playback, easy to produce, the content of colorful and animated educational significance also The production is convenient, the contents are colorful and the educational significance of the animation has also been enhanced. Finally, we hope that "manga fans" (animation enthusiasts) will use their brains to produce new and interesting animations, so that people can relax during their breaks and enjoy these good-looking and fun animations more often.
Japanese anime has a good, classic plot. (With a few exceptions) Good Japanese anime can teach you the truth about being a human being. (Do not look at the bad) most of the characters are drawn very good-looking, I personally think that the Japanese animation at least more interesting than the Chinese anime. If you like Japanese anime, or even obsessed with it, it will affect your study. China is not as open as Japan, everything is based on learning, that serving the motherland is the right way... Some of the plots of Japanese anime are exaggerated, I guess it improves imagination ...... Read Japanese sports manga (if you like it), then you'll like that sport. It's not a bad idea to develop more hobbies, the key is to improve thinking skills and athleticism (more or less). But Japanese anime can also be impure == so think before you watch.
All in all there are pros and cons to watching Japanese anime, depending on how you interpret it. As for the image it varies from person to person, I'm a big fan of Japanese manga! But if you don't like it then it won't have any effect.