Types of animation in multimedia Types Of Animation | Page 5

environment give rise to 3D animation. Initially, a 3D polygon mesh that
features interconnected vertices is created to get a tentative shape. Rigging of
the mesh is subsequently carried out by bestowing skeletal support and
armature for easy manipulation and to render the form in particular poses.
Once, concomitant items and environments have been developed, computer
program is used for creating scenes that produce effects more vivid than 2D
animation. This procedure is classified as CGI or computer generated imagery
that surfaced in the 90s. Prior to this, Claymation as well as stop motion
animation were deployed for accomplishing a resemblance of motion by
manoeuvring pictures of real life entities. 3D animation is ubiquitous now and
can be seen everywhere from television to games.
For creating different types of 3d animation, you need a computing device and
suitable 3D software with inbuilt tools that allow to model, simulate and
render objects along with making provisions for adequate light, visual impact,
physics and manipulation of related components. Scenes and entities that are
realistically closer to life are products of 3D animation.
High octane movies such as Avatar and Star Wars would have failed to impress
the audiences if 3D animation would not be present in such dramatic manner.
Larger than life scenes have been executed in such facile manner that viewers
were left awestruck. Even in gaming scenario, 3D characters allow for new
level of fluidity which was unthought-of with 2D animation. But to gain a firm
grip over 3D animation and flash animation services, one has to laboriously
apply himself to learn the intricacies of high-end 3D animation programs.
Further, the prices of the software go through the roof which implies that one
needs a fat wallet to purchase them.