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.
In the world of Prester, flight is the dominant mode of transportation, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidized form of the crystals that are pro... Read more
Stravinsky's legendary fable comes alive in this Emmy-winning animated program. When the common man is faced with the devil's temptation, can he make... Read more
Fun-filled computer-animated adventure from Aardman ('Wallace and Gromit", "Chicken Run") focuses on the Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant), an ine... Read more
The astronomical adventures of the Angel Brigade, a squad of females dispatched to retrieve powerful objects scattered around the Milky Way. 7 episode... Read more
Young space explorers Nick, Taffy, and their talking spaceship, Clank, are called away from their relaxing intergalactic recon mission, to find and ap... Read more
In 2009, Family Guy earned an Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, making it only the second animated series in television history to be ho... Read more
E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In LA, he's taken in by Fred after t... Read more
Cartoonist Mort Walker's not-so gung-ho private Beetle Bailey stars in these hilarious adventures full of animated military mayhem. Your funny bone wi... Read more
The story of Saitama, a hero that does it just for fun & can defeat his enemies with a single punch. Read more
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers.... Read more