Other types of animation include what is called ‘stop- motion animation’, which uses clay figures that are moved only slightly and then shot, with all the frames put together to suggest continuous movement, such as is used in the Wallace and Gromit films; or computer-animated 3-D techniques, such as in The Polar Express.
Go to YouTube and look up ‘The making of Toy Story 3’ (9:52). Then decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Statements ✱ Animation is when fi lms use subtitles. ✱ Actors can appear on the screen as themselves. ✱ High-profi le actors never do animated fi lms. ✱ Animation is nominated as a special category at the Oscars. ✱ Animated fi lms only take a couple of months to make. ✱ These fi lms often use original music scores. ✱ Walt Disney is a company that produces animated fi lms. ✱ Animated fi lms also use particular shots and angles. ✱ Animated fi lms do not use computer-generated images (CGI). ✱ Animated fi lms have a director and producer just as other fi lms do.
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Watch these Oscar-nominated animated fi lms and use one to test your knowledge of fi lm. (Go to YouTube and use the search terms provided here.) Go to your Writing Skills Book to carry out this exercise.
1 Oktapodi – ‘Oktapodi animated short fi lm’ (2:25)
2 Bear Story – ‘Bear Story animated short fi lm’ (10:18)
