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 LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
6/10
Director: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michael Pena, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani
The battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, also secret ninja warriors. Led b... Read more
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
6.2/10
Director: David Soren
Starring: Kristen Schaal, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Nick Kro...
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal... Read more
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Blu-ray) (2017)
6.2/10
Director: David Soren
Starring: Kristen Schaal, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Nick Kro...
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal... Read more
Cars 3 (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Brian Fee
Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Chris Cooper, Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Nathan Fillion, Armie Ham...
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he l... Read more
Cars 3 (Blu-ray) (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Brian Fee
Starring: Bonnie Hunt, Chris Cooper, Tony Shalhoub, Owen Wilson, Armie Hammer
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he l... Read more
Bob The Builder: Building Sky High (2016)
5.5/10
Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive thinking, problem-solv... Read more
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Roger Mainwood
Starring: Simon Day, Peter Wight, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbe...
The true story of British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs's parents, Ethel and Ernest, two ordinary Londoners living through a period of extraor... Read more
In This Corner of the World (Kono sekai no katasumi ni) (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Sunao Katabuchi
As she combats her daily struggles In Hiroshima during World War II, an 18-year-old woman gets married and has to maintain the will to live. Read more
My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de Courgette) (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Claude Barras
Starring: Ellen Page, Will Forte, Nick Offerman
After his mothers sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, filled with other or... Read more
A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016)
8.2/10
Director: Naoko Yamada
A deaf elementary school girl, Shoko Nishimiya, upon transferring, meets a boy named Shoya Ishida in her new class. Shoya, who is not deaf, leads the... Read more