Summary&Thought#1
The article briefly discussed what is Animation. The author describe it as a “compeling and extraordinarily adaptable” that allows people to “explore theories and inform audiences” , which make it “well suited to a vast rang of communication applications”.
The article listed and explained the twelve principles of animation such as anticipation, staging, follow through and overlapping actions. It introduced the process of making animation step by step from the pre-production to the actual production. It explore the animation in an easy but exciting way for the readers which I think it could be a very helpful introduction for beginners.
Animation has a profound effect on many of us' daily lives. It has been popularly used in many films and TV shows such as the Fantasia in 1940. The animation helps to reach developed, fledgling or emerging audiences in the way that live-action film cannot. It helps to make the "impossible" possible. It has been used in may different ways such as explaining concepts, delivering important information, promote goods and services and keeps us on the move. By making the "impossible" possible, animation may become a model for future communication since it can contribute toward our understanding of the shape of our future.