How to ‘animate’ your story?

We often hear from parents that their kids love animated movies and that they want to do animation or choose animation as their career. Of late, there has been a spurt in the inquiries by parents about this subject and the right means to help their children realize their animation dreams. Here is a quick round-up for such parents who are out to help their kids aim high in the animation industry. What is Animation? Animation is a method by which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. There are 5 mediums or types of animation Cell (Celluloid) Animation . This is the original hand-drawn form of cell animation where the artist literally has to draw thousands of images on special paper and have them photographed, frame by frame. 2D Animation – Done on a computer with the help of software like Flash, AE, etc. 3D Animation – Executed ...