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.
Beowulf: The Director's Cut (2007)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, John Malkovich...
Director Robert Zemeckis ('The Polar Express') again pushes the boundaries of film animation in this visually stunning take on the oldest of English t... Read more
Peter Rabbit 2 (4k) (2021)
6.2/10
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, James Corden, Colin Moody, Margot R...
Thomas and Bea are now married and living with Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets sh... Read more
Top 10 Forgotten Cartoons of All Time (2002)
Director: Dave Fleischer
The first to create cartoons by tracing live-action footage, Producer Max Fleischer and his brother, director Dave Fleischer, used this patented inven... Read more
Roger Ramjet: Hero of Our Nation (1965)
7.1/10
Starring: Roger Ramjet
Combing the straight-faced patriotism of the 1920s radio serials with the political commentary that came with the escalation of the Vietnam War, Roger... Read more
Imaginum (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Alberto Mar, Isaac Sandoval Capuccino
What would you do if three crazy aliens, no bigger than your fist, showed up in your back yard ready to take over the Earth? Three crazy aliens are fo... Read more
Family Guy: Season 7 (2008)
8.2/10
Starring: Seth Green, Rachael MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane
After years of diablolical plotting, Stewie delivers on his most prized threat and kills Lois. Or does he? Plot twists, random interludes and inapprop... Read more
Cartoon Vault - Volume 2 (1942)
Starring: Popeye
253 minutes of classic cartoons feature in this 2 disc set - Disc 1: "Little Monsters" featuring Boisterous Billy, Curious Gavin, Revolting Ronnie and... 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
Paradise Kiss: Vol 1 (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Starring: Johnny Yong Bosch, Sam Carr, Mari Devon
Top high-school student seeks some purpose in life. A group of fashion design students ask her to be the front model for their clothing label "Paradis... Read more
Marsupilami: A Tail of Two Cities (2000)
6.3/10
Based on the popular Frencghh/Belgian comic book, the often off the wall, nonsensical, non-speaking antics of an animated creature with an enormously... Read more