Animation Facts

1.Some of the earliest cartoons were made with flipbooks, which contained images in sequence, flipped by the viewer to simulate movement.
2.To make an 8-minute cartoon with drawings, you would need: 7,000 sheets of paper or 7,000 sheets of celluloid, 150 sheets of cardboard on which to paint backgrounds, 50 felt-tip pens, 10 quill pens, 50 pencils, five erasers, 20 brushes, 2.5 gallons of paint, 1/2 pint of ink, 3,600 feet of black-and-white film to film the preliminary "pencil test", and 720 feet of color film to film the final cartoon. You also need a staff of writers to write a script; artists and animators; a director (just like you do for a movie); voice actors to play the various roles; musicians; sound and camera equipment.
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Animation is...

For me, animation is making drawings move and giving life to them. Animation is movement and it makes things more entertaining. Animation is cartoons, video games, commercials, and is also found many other things. Animation class only began three days ago but I can already tell it will be an interesting class. I hope to accomplish a lot in this class so that I can apply these skills to future tasks.