What is animation? What is the principle of animation?

Animation is to decompose the characters' expressions, movements, changes, etc. into many frames of action moments, and then use a camera to continuously shoot a series of frames to create a continuously changing picture for the vision. Its basic principle is the same as that of movies and television, which is the principle of persistence of vision. Medical science has proven that humans have the characteristic of "persistence of vision". After a person's eyes see a painting or an object, it will not disappear within 0.34 seconds. Using this principle, playing the next picture before one picture disappears will create a smooth visual change effect. Compared with the animation in the book, the audience can feel the changes in the character's image better. Compared with the paintings in the book, the animation gives people a visual enjoyment. The original book method was not only cumbersome and inconvenient to circulate, but also required manual reading. , now with animation, it is more convenient to watch.

The concept of animation is different from cartoons in the general sense. Animation is a comprehensive art that integrates many art categories such as painting, comics, movies, digital media, photography, music, and literature. form of artistic expression. It originated in the United Kingdom in the first half of the 19th century and flourished in the United States. Chinese animation originated in the 1920s. Animation is a young art, and it is the only art with a definite date of birth. On October 28, 1892, Emile Reno showed optical films to the audience for the first time at the famous Greifan Wax Museum in Paris, marking the birth of animation. Officially born, Emile Reno is also known as the "Father of Animation". [1]

After more than 100 years of development, animation art has developed a relatively complete theoretical system and industrial system, and is deeply loved by people for its unique artistic charm.