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.
Asterix the Gaul (1967)
6.6/10
Director: Albert Uderzo, Georges Dargaud, Rene Goscinny
Starring: Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, General Phonus Balonus
The Roman war machine has conquered all of Gaul except for one lone, remaining village. Centurion Crismus Bonus sends a spy to the village to find out... Read more
Asterix vs Caesar (1985)
Starring: Asterix, Obelix
in ancient Gaul, one village resisted Roman occupation thanks to a magic potion of super strength and the village's clever hero, Asterix. With his fri... Read more
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
Director: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built nex... Read more
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy
Starring: Christian Clavier, Alexandre Astier, Alex Lutz, Guillaume Briat
After elderly druid Getafix falls out of a tree, he resolves to find a young successor to whom he can entrust the secret formula for the magic potion... Read more
Atlantis 2: Milo's Return (2003)
Director: Anon
Starring: Animation
The fearless explorers from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" are back. During his initial expedition, Milo Thatch and company located the famous underwater... Read more
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Gary Trousdale
Starring: Voices Of, Michael J Fox, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, David Ogden Stiers
This exciting Disney animated fantasy is set in 1914, where an eccentric billionaire backs an undersea expedition to locate the lost city of Atlantis.... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 1 (2013)
8.8/10
Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating T... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 2 (2013)
8.8/10
Eren Jaeger vowed to rid mankind of the bloodthirsty giants who devoured his mother and destroyed his city. Now, after discovering that he has the abi... Read more
Avatar the Legend of Aang: Book 1 - Water (2005)
On a futuristic Earth torn between the warring elements of Air, Earth, Water and Fire, only one special being known as the Avatar can bring peace to t... Read more
Babar: Anniversary Collection (1999)
6.5/10
This fantastic Anniversary Collection of the classic children's series 'Babar' follows the noble elephant and his family as they embark on a wonderful... Read more