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.
Dog City (1993)
7.2/10
Director: John Van Bruggen
AKA Jim Henson's Dog City - The Movie. In a parody of the Film Noir gangster films of the 1930's wisecracking canine character Ace Yu arrives in Dog... Read more
Donkey Kong Country (1997)
5.8/10
Donkey Kong and his sidekick, Diddy Kong, star in a computer-generated rendition of the classic video game. Donkey Kong isn't too smart, but he is the... Read more
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure (2003)
3.9/10
Join Dora for a double-length high seas musical adventure! Dora, Boots, Diego and even Baby Jaguar set sail with an ensemble cast in an episode filled... Read more
Dr Dog: Volume 1 (2006)
6.8/10
He's a dog, he's a doctor and he's on-call 24 hours a day. Includes 7 hilarious, tongue-in-jowl episodes, each 13 minutes long, based on Babette Cole... Read more
Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Is...
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't kno... Read more
Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Is...
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't kno... Read more
Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)
Director: Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
Starring: Danny DeVito, Betty White, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle
From the "Despicable Me" team comes this charming, computer-animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' cautionary fable about Ted (voiced by Zac Efron), a 12-y... Read more
Dr Seuss' The Lorax ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
Director: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Starring: Danny DeVito, Betty White, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle
From the "Despicable Me" team comes this charming, computer-animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' cautionary fable about Ted (voiced by Zac Efron), a 12-y... Read more
Dr Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
7.2/10
Director: Chuck Jones
Starring: Horton, Grinch
The grouchy Grinch tries to stop Christmas from comming in this whimsical, animated fantasy. Both hilarious and heartwarming, this offbeat classic del... Read more
Dr Seuss: The Best of Dr Seuss (1989)
7.2/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
THE BUTTER BATTER BOOK; Dr Seuss' hit book about two groups who argue over which side of the bread should be buttered first, gets a fabulous treatment... Read more