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.
Top Cat: The Complete Series (1961)
7.2/10
Director: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
The coolest cat in town is here with his kitty cohorts, always on the look-out for a profitable swindle, despite Officer Dibble's best efforts. TC an... Read more
101 Dalmatians (Disney) (1961)
7.2/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Rod Taylor, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cruella De Vil. In keeping with the jazzier soundtra... Read more
101 Dalmatians (Disney) (Copy) (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Cate Bauer, Lisa Davis, Rod Taylor
The Walt Disney charmer concerning a family of Dalmatians which run afoul of the deliciously evil Cruella De Vil. In keeping with the jazzier soundtra... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 1 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 2 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
The Flintstones: Season 3 (1960)
7.5/10
From the moment they arrived on the scene, "The Flintstones" lived up to the words of their immortal theme song: a modern stone age family that is a p... Read more
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) ( Blu-ray ) (1959)
7.3/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi
The timeless story tells of Princess Aurora, cursed by the evil sorceress Maleficent to die on her 16th birthday after pricking her finger on a poison... Read more
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) (1959)
7.3/10
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Can handsome Prince Phillip rescue Princess Aurora and awaken her from the curse placed on her by the evil sorceress Maleficent? This adaptation of Ch... Read more
Supercar: The Complete Series (1959)
7.3/10
Starring: Voices Of, Graydon Gould, Sylvia Anderson
The series that kicked off Gerry Anderson's 'Supermarionation' career, the Supercar was a prototype vehicle that could travel by land, air or sea deve... Read more
Clutch Cargo: Volume 1 (1959)
5.6/10
Starring: Clutch Cargo
Meet Clutch and his pals Spinner and Paddlefoot in television's first comic strip - complete with Live Action Lips! This revolutionary serialized cart... Read more