Animation
Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'.
Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
Chicago 10 (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Brett Morgen
Starring: Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo, Nick Nolte, Roy Scheider, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schrei...
See contemporary history with a forced perspective, mixing bold animation with extraordinary archival footage that explores the build-up to and unrave... Read more
Chicken Little (2005)
5.8/10
Director: Mark Dindal
Starring: Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Patrick Stewart, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack...
The story of Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) gets an animated update, as the well-meaning clucker tries to live down the embarrassment of mistak... Read more
Chicken Run (2000)
7/10
Director: Nick Park, Peter Lord
Starring: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Voices Of
From "Wallace and Gromit" creators Nick Park and Peter Lord comes this marvelous claymation feature set at Tweedy Chicken Farm in 1950's England. When... Read more
Chico and Rita (2010)
Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Starring: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Ona
Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") and Spain's legendary artist Javier Mariscal celebrate the music and culture of Cuba with an e... Read more
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Makoto Shinkai
A.k.a. "Journey to Agartha". A coming-of-age anime from director Makoto Shinkai ("5 Centimetres Per Second") following the adventures of a young girl... Read more
Chuck Jones' Collection (2007)
Director: Chuck Jones
From Chuck Jones, animation's premier illustrator for over 60 years, come six classic tales of courage, loyalty and high adventure. In Rudyard Kipling... Read more
Cinderella (Disney) (1949)
6.9/10
Director: Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney brings to animated life the classic tale of poor Cinderella, her fairy godmother, Prince Charming, mice Gus and Jaq, the glass slipper, an... Read more
Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time (2007)
6/10
Starring: Tara Platt, Jennifer Hale
Proving that living "happily ever after" isn't always the end of the story, Cinderella's wicked stepmother casts a spell that reverses everything the... Read more
Clone High: Volume 1 (2002)
8.2/10
Starring: (Voices of) , Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald, Christa Miller, Nicole Su...
Join Abe Lincoln, Cleopatra, J.F.K, Gandhi and Joan of Arc (well, their clones) in a high school series that bravely tackles teen issues such as sleep... Read more
Clone High: Volume 2 (2002)
8.2/10
Starring: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald, Christa Miller, Nicole Sullivan
Join Abe Lincoln, Cleopatra, J.F.K, Gandhi and Joan of Arc (well, their clones) in a high school series that bravely tackles teen issues such as sleep... Read more