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  Special effect Summary
Special effects (which typically refers to visual effects in live-action moving-image media but also includes audio effects and other possibilities) are the methods used to produce on-screen (or on-air) events and objects that are physically impossible or imaginary, or too expensive, too difficult, too time-consuming, or too dangerous to produce without artifice.
Special effects can be found in almost every genre of filmmaking, in both big-budget and low-budget films, as well as on television, most notably in advertising, where high budgets and short formats allow filmmakers to experiment with expensive new techniques.
Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to visualize scenes that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as space travel.
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 Traditional animation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Effects animators animate anything that moves and is not a character, including props, vehicles, machinery and phenomena such as fire, rain, and explosions.
Sometimes, instead of drawings, a number of special processes are used to produce special effects in animated films; rain, for example, has been created in Disney films since the late-1930s by filming slow-motion footage of water in front of a fl background, with the resulting film superimposed over the animation.
To produce these effects, the animators used different techniques, such as drybrush, airbrush, charcoal, grease pencil, backlit animation or, during shooting, the cameraman used multiple exposures with diffusing screens, filters or gels.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cel_animation   (4858 words)

  
 Animation Shop (Page 15)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Animation Shop creates a set of framed images to be used via the computer and monitor which has a similar effect on the human viewer as that of the movie film.
Animations may consist of single or multiple images, and the program offers many special effects and transitions.
In general, effects are modifications of the images whereas transitions are effects from one set of images to another.
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Animation and special effects are both highly specialized fields, which can be tough to break into.
Animators then draw the characters, or other moving objects, and assistant animators clean up the drawings and do minor work.
The physical special effects crew can work on location, or on constructed sets, miniatures, or models, which will be filmed according to the demands of the script and the director's instructions.
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 Animation
Another form of animation is Stop-Motion Animation, where puppets are photographed one frame at a time, each frame showing incremental motion.
In 2D animation, the artist draws the scene pretty much the same way he would on a sheet of paper.
For instance if you want to animate a ball dropping from the top of the screen to the bottom, the key points are the top and bottom positions of the ball.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Makeup/9472/animate.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Special Effects Animation (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This special effects animation technique involves the flow of perspective.
It refers to the special effects animation technique that slowly and seamlessly changes one image into another.
This simple special effects animation technique involves using thin cables or wires to suspend and move objects or actors.
www.animationschools.us.cob-web.org:8888 /special-effects-animation.html   (273 words)

  
 Special effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Animation, creating the illusion of motion, was accomplished with drawings (most notably by Winsor McCay in Gertie the Dinosaur) and with three-dimensional models (most notably by Willis O'Brien in The Lost World and King Kong).
The single greatest recent innovation in special effects was the development of computer generated imagery (CGI).
Effects that are created via computers are known as CGI (Computer generated Imagery) effects and they fit into the category of optical effects - a subset of SFX - because they involve altering a photographic image.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Special_effect   (1955 words)

  
 The History of Animation (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In this film the animation was created by stop motion and effects animation of 3D objects - wine poured into a glass, bread cut, and a table set without a human present.
The interaction of a live action animator with the animation was a commonly used technique during this period.
Special effect animation during this period played a major role in the amount of animation produced.
animation.filmtv.ucla.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /program/anihist.html   (9081 words)

  
 Area of Study: Animation, Video Graphics, and Special Effects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Special effects suggests introducing images or sounds into a motion picture or taped television production.
They inserted the effects into the kitchen scene where the children (who were real actors) were filmed hiding in terror.
In animation, video graphics, and special effects programs, you take courses from many areas, including art, computer science, and graphics.
www.iseek.org /sv/22030.jsp?id=131801   (646 words)

  
 wondertouch: film special effects consisting of firework special effects, cloud animation, sparkle effects, smoke ...
From feature film to home video, Adding effects to existing footage (movies or images) is the most common use of particleIllusion.
There are literally hundreds of different abstract emitters that you can combine in countless ways, and you can always customize the effects in any way needed, for an endless supply of elements.
Explosions, water, smoke, and firework special effects just to name a few have never been easier or as time effective to create as with particleIllusion.
www.wondertouch.com /htmls/firework_special_effects   (389 words)

  
 Animation Consultants International
Cartoons on the Bay 2004, a Photo Gallery Cartoons on the Bay, the only festival devoted to TV animation, proved to be a gracious host on my visit there to give a talk.
Animation, special effects and live action for commercials and short films.
Specializing in “stop motion/clay animation,” it is involved in the production of TV programs, commercials, short films and music videos.
www.deneroff.com /StudioLinks/B.htm   (794 words)

  
 Special Effects School Information
Motion control animators are responsible for animating physical models or computer generated images with respect to how an object moves.
These animators are responsible for creating a dinosaur's skin like in Jurassic Park, or creating the perfect prehistoric setting in The Flintstones.
Animator is just one of the many careers that computer animation degree students prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa.
www.adigitaldreamer.com /special-effects-schools.htm   (366 words)

  
 Dorse A. Lanpher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (special effects animator)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) (special effects animator)
The Prince and the Pauper (1990) (effects animator)
us.imdb.com /name/nm0487032   (238 words)

  
 AMI Animation Plugins
They can also be used as video special effects and imported into PowerPoint documents for an unforgettable presentation.
Note that the animation plugins are paid for and registered separately from the software in which they're installed.
Build still and animated headlines with 20 effects that can warp time, save the whales, improve gas mileage and make you a minor deity.
www.mindworkshop.com /alchemy/animplugins.html   (371 words)

  
 LinkedIn: Adam Phillips
In 1993 began employment with the Walt Disney 2D animation studio in Sydney Australia.
8 years were spent in Special Effects, and 3 of those were as the Effects director.
Animation character, props, background, and special effects design
www.linkedin.com /in/phillips   (423 words)

  
 wondertouch: special effects for film such as animation background, sparkle effects, smoke effects (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
wondertouch provides special effects and animation background solutions for the visual effects and motion graphics industries.
There are dozens of existing emitters that were designed for animation background effects, and many, many more that can be used that way as well.
The Professional Emitters are a collection of 180 high-quality particle emitters for use in particleIllusion 3.0.
www.wondertouch.com.cob-web.org:8888 /htmls/animation_background/index.htm   (523 words)

  
 Ulead Learning Center - Ulead VideoStudio - Creating special animation effects
Apply animation effects such as Lighting and Particle effects from the EasyPalette and make your images come to life.
Open the image where you want to apply the animation effect.
After specifying the settings, save the animation as a sequence of images.
www.ulead.com /learning/vs/vs9_08_1.htm   (212 words)

  
 TriDimensional Animation Studios - Developing Award Winning Feature Film and Television Productions and Training in Maya
With the successes of Shrek, Spiderman and Matrix Reloaded and other blockbusters, special effects animation has become part and parcel of projects ranging from low-budget direct-to-video (DTV) films to multi-million dollar big screen extravaganzas.
Tri-Dimensional Studios is a fully-equipped animation production studio designed to take you through the pre-production process all the way through to post production.
CG animation can be wide ranging in style, tone and treatment.
www.tridstudios.com /pages/animation/animation.html   (315 words)

  
 Netribution > Links > filmmaking > special effects
Joe Bloe's Visual FX - amateur special effects video samples and tutorials.
- learn blockbusters' secrets, trace 100 years of cinematic special effects, and learn how computers have altered and aided the art of special effects.
Visual FX - Learn to create special effects like Stan Winston and ILM on your own computer.
www.netribution.co.uk /links/Filmmaking/special_effects.html   (290 words)

  
 :: KMS PORTFOLIO :: ANIMATION
This short film is still a work-in- progress, but has colored backgrounds and special effects dispersed throughout to give the idea of what it would look like when it is done.
Plans for polishing the short are unknown at the moment, as other members of the team are busy with employment or other projects.
I was challenged in combining the horse body with the human torso and determine how to make the two work together.
www.wakeorsleep.org /animation.html   (347 words)

  
 Animation Career – Westwood College Online
This person assists in the creation of special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
A designer may draw by hand and/or use computers to create the series of pictures that form animated images or special effects seen in movies, television programs, and computer games.
Opportunities for Multimedia Designers and Animators are expected to grow more than 15% by 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, as more focus is placed on high-tech careers.
www.westwoodonline.edu /degree/gaming/animation/career.asp   (286 words)

  
 animation & special effects, 2d animation coimbatore, animations company india, flash animation company, special ...
Animated Cartoon, a motion picture made from a series of drawings simulating motion by means of slight progressive changes."
This is a fairly common understanding of the term animation, but it reflects a limited exposure to what the art form has to offer.
Whether one agrees with it or not, Webster's definition is useful because one can learn something about who is doing the defining.
www.webstersmedia.com /animation-special-effects.htm   (123 words)

  
 3-D Animation and Special Effects
But the opportunity to use and the challenge of mastering these packages, which have been generously donated by their respective creators, is part of what makes this course so special.
I recommend that you register for another course that you plan to drop if you are admitted, and include a signed drop-add form to this effect with your application that I will sign and turn in if you are admitted.
Check out both courses, as well as 3D Animation and Special Effects, the previous incarnation of this course, and you too will be inspired by what a small group of students can do with creativity and the right tools.
www.cs.virginia.edu /~gfx/Courses/2004/CGforFilm.Fall.04   (1176 words)

  
 kirupa.com - Pausing Animation
You should see a blue square morph into an orange circle and back again, and if you press the pause button, it should stop the animation on its current frame, then press play to resume the action.
What this does, is it tells the animation to stop on it's current frame.
If your animation didn't work, are you sure that you stuck to the guidelines of the tutorial clearly?
www.kirupa.com /developer/mx2004/pause.htm   (466 words)

  
 Relic Forums - special effects and animation that would burn your computer
special effects and animation that would burn your computer
As far as I'm concerned the effects HW2 already has will have enough "wow" factor for me.
They were built stuffed with 'actual' parts to mimic a true engine, etc. Then when they crashed the animators just let the things go and interact with their enviroment via a sophisticated physics system.
forums.relicnews.com /showthread.php?t=14567   (488 words)

  
 Special Effects and Animation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Television and Interactive media utilize more graphics and animation to create special effects than ever before.
With today's bigger televisions, projectors and hi-rez computer monitors, the need for high quality imagery and special effects is more critical than ever.
Stonehouse Media has the creative talent and the facilities to ensure that your message is enriched by the integration of 2D graphics and 3D animation.
www.stonehousemedia.com /capa_special_effects.htm   (122 words)

  
 The Academy of Digital Animation
Our program is designed and delivered by experienced industry professionals to train digital story-tellers to enter the many emerging employment arenas in digital animation.
Digital Animation students develop professional skills in pre-production, story-telling, modeling, rigging, texture art, lighting, character animation, special effects, motion graphics, animation programming/technical direction, render management, web animation and production management as they work with experienced industry artists.
This in-demand area of animation offers a multitude of opportunities from character design and animation to game environment design.
academic.cerrocoso.edu /Media-Arts/animation/index.htm   (314 words)

  
 Animation Degree – Westwood College Online
From two-dimensional single-panel cartoon drawings, to video game characters, to full-length computer animated feature films, the field of animation is as diverse and varied as the people who invent its characters.
Westwood College Online's Animation Program includes hands-on training in such areas as the laws of human motion, physics, and psychology as they are applied to 3D characters; life drawing and rendering techniques; special effects; 3D animation; and the application of audio and video production techniques to an animation project.
The Bachelor of Science in Animation program provides training in the creative and the practical aspects of animation careers.
www.westwoodonline.edu /degree/gaming/animation/degree.asp   (306 words)

  
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This year’s “Hot Spots Showcase” curates the best in animated and vfx commercials, music videos and game cinematics from our readers as well as a special showcase of the best of the best from Stash DVD Magazine.
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