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Art Movement, z.s. jsme nestátní nezisková organizace. Založena v roce 2009. Organizujeme a pořádáme mezinárodní retrospektivní výstavy.

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Introduction

While Czech animation is considered one of our showcases, not many people really know what animation is and how it works. Most people are familiar with TV bedtime stories and a few classical and contemporary films but do not see the difference between a c

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Karel Zeman

(1910-1989) A classic of Czech animation and Czech trick film. He is the author of a number of stop-motion and cut-out films (e.g. The Christmas Dream; Inspiration; the series about Mr. Prokouk; Krabat ̶ The Sorcerers Apprentice; and The Tale of J

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Animation and special effects

Animation is widely used to create film tricks for live-action films. Nowadays, it is usually computer animation; before its discovery, filmmakers used traditional animation. Traditional Animation in Live-Action Film Here are some examples of the fi

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CG techniques

CG = Computer Generated 2D = two-dimensional = flat / corresponds to cartoon or cut-out animation 3D = three-dimensional = spatial / corresponds to stop-motion (puppet) film 2.5D = semi-spatial / corresponds to relief film Just as in tradition

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Animation techniques II.

TECHNIQUES IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA In these techniques, the camera stands on a tripod, similar to live-action films. Its movements are generated devices that allow for the animation in tiny steps. The original solution was camera heads animated by rotat

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Animation techniques I.

TECHNIQUES UNDER THE CAMERA These are techniques where the camera hangs suspended, looking down at a table on which the animator animates or takes pictures of finished pre-prepared images (or phases). The camera can zoom in and out (getting closer or f

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Production

PRODUCTION OF AN ANIMATED FILM IN NINE STEPS 1 Story Story is at the beginning of every film. Its form reminds us of a short story. 2 – Written Script It has a prescribed form. The plot (or action) and the dialogue are outlined separately in

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Beginnings II.

The Forefathers of Film It is said that in the 1870s two horse race aficionados made a bet whether a horse lifted all four legs off the ground anytime during the gallop. They hired photographer Edward Muybridge to see who was right. Using multiple

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Beginnings I.

The Forefathers of Animation Some 35,000 years ago, prehistoric hunters already adorned the walls of their caves with painted images of animals with multiple pairs of legs and multiple heads set in various positions as they attempted to capture their m

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Animation

ANIMATION Anima (in Latin) = Soul Animation = to animate the inanimate = to create the illusion of movement by projecting a series of rapidly changing static images Based on persistence of vision when the eye perceives a series of rapidly changing images

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