Camera-Less Animation

Caroline Leaf
Two Sisters: 1991
National Film Board Animator created this animation using the camera-less technique. She etched directly on the 70mm film.
http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/filmmakers/Caroline-Leaf/film.php?id=9468&idfilm=26014

Animation Basic Skills

Animando: Marcos Magalhaes, 1987 (National Film board of Canada site)
Very explanatory demonstration of various techniques we'll be using in class
Includes nearly all the techniques of hand crafted animation
http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=title&id=16804

Implied Motion

graphic by Minard (1781-1870)
http://www.napoleonic-literature.com/1812/1812.htm
- graphic representing Napoleon’s unsuccessful campaign to Moscow-
combines data and time-series (representing passage of time)
- different pieces of information are represented superbly in one image
- six variables are plotted (army size, location, direction, temperature, date)