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.
Le Chevalier D'Eon I: Psalm of Vengeance (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon II: Agent Provocateur (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon III: Danse Macabre (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon IV: Ancien Regime (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Chevalier D'Eon V: Volte-Face (2006)
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[6] The only clue regardi... Read more
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Eiri is a talented art student who works part-time in an antique shop. One afternoon he uncovers a delicate Venetian glass that holds a startling secr... Read more
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Guy Vasilovich
Your favourite characters are back to save the galaxy in LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out.The heroes of the Rebel Alliance, including heroic Luk... Read more
Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011)
7.3/10
Director: David Scott
A routine Jedi Academy field trip is turned into a rip-roaring comic adventure in LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace. Tour guide Master Yoda leads a g... Read more
Leunig Animated (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill
No-one looks at the world quite like whimsical Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig. His poignant, often controversial cartoons never fail to touch a... Read more
Lightyear (2022)
5.9/10
Director: Angus MacLane
Starring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin
While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are a... Read more