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.
The House of Magic (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Ben Stassen, Jeremie Degruson
An utterly charming and marvellously realised effort across the board, this action-packed fantasy adventure comes from the Belgian animation studio re... Read more
The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 (1958)
6.8/10
Director: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
That loveable hound with the Southern drawl is now available on DVD, along with mousy friends Pixie and Dixie, Yogi and Boo Boo (who got their start h... Read more
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Disney) (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
The Disney Studio's magnificently animated version of Victor Hugo's classic about Quasimodo, a deformed bellringer of the Paris Cathedral, who falls i... Read more
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: The Secret of the Bell (2001)
4.8/10
Starring: Quasimodo, Sarousch, Zephyr
This made-for-video sequel to the Disney animated hit 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' reunites Quasimodo and his friends as they take on the evil circus... Read more
The Hydronauts: Volume 1 (2006)
Intent on saving her home planet, threatened by rising water levels, Neptuna, a young alien astronaut, sets off on a mission to investigate he Blue Wa... Read more
The Illusionist (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Starring: Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda
A wonderful hand-painted animated feature from Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), "The Illusionist" is based on an unproduced script that... Read more
The Incredible Mr Limpet (1963)
6.5/10
Director: Arthur Lubin
Starring: Don Knotts, Andrew Duggan, Jack Weston, Larry Keating, Carole Cook
Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint little fantasy features a combination of live-action and animated effects. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts)... Read more
The Incredibles (2004)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Lee, Wallace Shawn
From the director of "The Iron Giant" comes the action-packed animated adventure about the mundane and incredible lives of a house full of superheroes... Read more
The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
6/10
Director: Jay Oliva, Patrick Archibald, Frank Paur
Starring: Fred Tatasciore, Marc Worden, Gwendoline Yeo
Past and present collide in this animated adventure based on Marvel Comics' popular 'Avengers' series to reveal the origin of the legendary armored he... Read more
The Iron Giant (1999)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr
Based on the story "The Iron Man" by British poet laureate Ted Hughes that tells of a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens the re... Read more