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.
A Bug's Life (1998)
7.2/10
Director: Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter
Pixar Animation Studios follow up to "Toy Story" is this imaginative adventure about a misfit ant who recruits an assemblage of other insects to help... Read more
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Stephen J Anderson
Starring: Voices Of, Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry, Tom Kenny, Laurie Metcalf
Disney's 46th animated feature begins with a baby boy being left on the steps of an orphanage. As it turns out, Lewis is a genius inventor and he mak... Read more
Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (1969)
Director: Anon
Starring: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy
See how your favourite snack-munching canine super-sleuth got his start! Featuring the first five Scooby-Doo episodes ever unleashed, including the se... Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:1 (1997)
Director: Hideaki Anno
Starring: Animation
Episodes 1-4. The year is 2015. As the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities, a deadly war is being waged for what is left of the pl... Read more
Alice (1988)
7.5/10
Director: Jan Svankmajer
Starring: Kristyna Kohoutova, Camilla Powers
Jan Svankmajer, the Czech master of animation, has fulfilled a lifetime ambition in this interpretation of Alice in Wonderland. Svankmajer's Alice rem... Read more
The Cat Returns (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
From Japan's Studio Ghibli comes this magical animated adventure that will delight and inspire both the young and the young at heart. After saving a... Read more
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
7.6/10
Director: David Hand
Starring: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell
Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature features a magical story, memorable music and unforgettable characters. The beautiful and kindhearted... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 1 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 1 of 6. The year 2071 A.D. That future is now. Driven out of their terrestrial eden, humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. With the s... Read more
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot
The animated version of the King Arthur legend from the studios of Walt Disney, as based on the book by Theodore H. White. 'A thorough delight, the so... Read more
The Triplets of Belleville ( aka Belleville Rendez-vous ) (2003)
7.8/10
Director: Sylvain Chomet
In this offbeat, creative, original animated feature from France, Champion, an orphan who lives with his grandmother Madame Souza, turns his childhood... Read more