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IMA Chapt 9
IMA Chapt 9
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10/13/2006

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2D cel rotoscoping
Definition
to generate fluid movement by tracing the individual frames from a motion picture
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ANIMAC
Definition
1960's-
Analog video computer
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animatic
Definition
generated durring pre production, low resolutions
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Animating
Definition
to bring to life
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Animation Production Houses
Definition
supply animation work for commercials, tv, anf feature films
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Cel animation
Definition
Tracing individual drawings and placing them onto a painted background
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CG supervisor
Definition
oversee the createive development of comp animation process
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Clay animation
Definition
Stopmotion animation using a different medium
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Compositing
Definition
layering together separately rendered elements
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Computer Rotoscoping
Definition
technique used to integrate animated and live action elements in composing
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Cycle
Definition
a series of still images that can be repeated indefinately
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Demonstration reel
Definition
animators visual resume'
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Electro-mechanical motion capture
Definition
records movement by analyzing the mechanical changes of ther hardware in a suit worn by the actor
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Fluid Effects
Definition
smoke, fire, rain
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Forward Kinematics
Definition
moving a model one joint at a time
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Gobo
Definition
thin masks placed in front of a light beam to impose a variety of possible patterns
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Go-motion
Definition
stopmotion interleaved with computer movement between poses
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Interpolating
Definition
software supplies animation between key frames
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Inverse Kinematics
Definition
programed by joint
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Key pose
Definition
the key poses for interpolation software to create animation between
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Key-framing
Definition
interpolation
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Kinematics
Definition
study of the motion of bodies
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Lens Flare
Definition
animators use this to make it seem like real life
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Magnetic motion capture
Definition
equips an actor with magnetic markers, and senses and records changes in their positions
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Maquette
Definition
detailed sculpture
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Modeling
Definition
creating 3D objects, basic shapes
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Morphing
Definition
the ability to distort or deform one object and smoothly transition into another
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Motion Capture
Definition
recording human performance
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NURBS
Definition
curved lines plotted in 3D
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Optical Effects
Definition
available to enhance objects that emit illumination onscreen
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Optical Motion capture
Definition
cameras and reflective badges to represent movement of the actor within the computer
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Particle Effects
Definition
points in a 3D space that are animated based on physics
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Previz
Definition
made in preproduction, rough animation
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Primitive
Definition
basic shape already provided by the animation program
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Render Farm
Definition
networked groups of computers that work in tandem to render animation
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Rendering
Definition
final assembly of image by the computer
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Rigging
Definition
arranging a characters joints and designing how its elements will move
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SCANIMATE
Definition
1970's used for tv and film effects

Star Wars 1977
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SIGGRAPH
Definition
Special interests group on computer graphics
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Spline
Definition
the curved lines in NURBS
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Stopmotion
Definition
animation that is obtained by moving and recording an actual object one frame at a time
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Subdivision Surface
Definition
another way to construct animation models
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