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.
International Rescue is back in action - interestingly the often quoted code F.A.B. originally didn't stand for anything other than 'Fab', later, foll... Read more
An incredible attention to detail and engaging characters lend this sci-fi puppet extravaganza a timeless quality; this last disc of the digitally rem... Read more
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fair... Read more
While in the English countryside, Tinker Bell meets her first human - a girl named Lizzy who traps her in a jar. The residents of Pixie Hollow hear wh... Read more
Pixie Hollow is buzzing with preparations for autumn and Tinker Bell is hard at work on her latest invention when she is unexpectedly summoned by Quee... Read more
Aka " The Pirate Fairy". From the world of Peter Pan comes a swashbuckling animated adventure about Zarina (voice of Christina Hendricks), a smart and... Read more
Journey with Tinker Bell and her fairy friends into the forbidden world of the mysterious Winter Woods, where curiosity and adventure lead Tink to an... Read more
In this spectacular animated adventure set in the 31st century, an alien race known as the Drej has destroyed Earth and sent the survivors fleeing int... Read more
The amphibious crime-fighters are back as computer animated 'heroes in a half shell', taking on a legion of malevolent monsters who gather just once e... Read more
In this unofficial animated remake of John Ford's "3 Godfathers" from director Satoshi Kon ("Perfect Blue"), three homeless people - an alcoholic, a t... Read more