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.
Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (1969)
Director: Anon
Starring: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy
See how your favourite snack-munching canine super-sleuth got his start! Featuring the first five Scooby-Doo episodes ever unleashed, including the se... Read more
Sealab 2021: Season 1 (2000)
7.9/10
Director: Adam Reed, Matt Thompson
Another outrageous animated series from the Adult Swim department at Cartoon Network, set in the year 2021, the intrepid crew of the underwater vessel... Read more
Sesame Street: Old School - Volume 1 (1969)
8.2/10
Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr Hooper and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Take a trip back... Read more
Sesame Street: Old School - Volume 2 (1974)
8.2/10
Starring: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Lily Tomlin, Madeline Ka...
Can you dig it? The retro Volume 2 picks up right where Volume 1 left off, including all the grooviest Sesame Street memories from 1974 to 1979! You'l... Read more
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2009)
Starring: Voices Of, Chace Crawford, Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane follows his popular TV shows 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' with this raucous collection of pop-culture spoofs, taking aim at everyth... Read more
Shadow Skill (1997)
5.5/10
Director: Gisaburo Sugii, Hiroshi Hegishi
Starring: Animation
In a war torn world of deadly conflict, one small group of heroes stands against the forces of darkness, armed only with two weapons - their unswervin... Read more
Shark Tale (2004)
6/10
Director: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman
Starring: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Martin...
Oscar, a wisecracking fish working at a "whale wash", and Lenny, a mobster shark's son whose vegetarian ways annoy his family, look to each other for... Read more
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
Feature-length movie from Aardman Animations following Shaun (voice of Justin Fletcher) and his flock of sheep. After their mischievous behaviour gets... Read more
Shaun the Sheep Movie ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
Feature-length movie from Aardman Animations following Shaun (voice of Justin Fletcher) and his flock of sheep. After their mischievous behaviour gets... Read more
Shaun the Sheep: Shape Up With Shaun (2007)
8.2/10
From Aardman studios, the creators of 'Creature Comforts' and Wallace and Gromit, comes a sheep with a mind of his own. Shaun doesn't follow the floc... Read more