Animation

Considering the title of this lecture I didn't think I would get much out of it. Thankfully we had a seminar, taking it further, seeing how it related to us model makers.

Animation has changed over the years, today there isn't so much actual hand craft skills involved as there used to be. and so when Bill talks about animation I think alot of us model makers find it extremely difficult to see how we relate. But if we look back in time we can see Animation started out purely built by hand.

Puppets and Automatons, these devices are what got us to where we are today. One of the most famous and still functioning today is the "Silver Swan". This Automaton was made in the 18th Century, its a which is to scale and moves as a sawn, with grace and beauty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4YggCiDRI0

This Clockwork driven device would have been the pinnacle  form of Animation in its time. Its craftsmanship is still  admired today by thousands. for when it hits 2pm the swan will come to life and the stream will flow.