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.
The Hydronauts: Volume 1 (2006)
Intent on saving her home planet, threatened by rising water levels, Neptuna, a young alien astronaut, sets off on a mission to investigate he Blue Wa... Read more
The Illusionist (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Starring: Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda
A wonderful hand-painted animated feature from Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), "The Illusionist" is based on an unproduced script that... Read more
The Incredible Hulk (Animated) (2003)
6.8/10
Discover the origin of The Incredible Hulk in this high-impact, animated adventure. In a desperate race against time, Hulk's alter-ego, Bruce Banner,... Read more
The Incredible Mr Limpet (1963)
6.5/10
Director: Arthur Lubin
Starring: Don Knotts, Andrew Duggan, Jack Weston, Larry Keating, Carole Cook
Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint little fantasy features a combination of live-action and animated effects. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts)... Read more
The Incredibles (2004)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L Jackson, Jason Lee, Wallace Shawn
From the director of "The Iron Giant" comes the action-packed animated adventure about the mundane and incredible lives of a house full of superheroes... Read more
The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
6/10
Director: Jay Oliva, Patrick Archibald, Frank Paur
Starring: Fred Tatasciore, Marc Worden, Gwendoline Yeo
Past and present collide in this animated adventure based on Marvel Comics' popular 'Avengers' series to reveal the origin of the legendary armored he... Read more
The Iron Giant (1999)
8/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr
Based on the story "The Iron Man" by British poet laureate Ted Hughes that tells of a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens the re... Read more
The Jetsons: Season 1 (1962)
7/10
Director: Various
Meet George Jetson...an ordinary man who lives with his family and their robot maid, in the future. The space-age counterpart to the stoneage Fred Fl... Read more
The Jungle Book (Disney) (1967)
7.4/10
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Sebastian Cabot, Voices Of, Louis Prima
A bright and tuneful Disney animated feature. This update of the Kipling tale pairs some fine comic voices with memorably drawn characters. The advent... Read more
The Land Before Time (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Don Bluth
Starring: Littlefoot
A wonderful animated feature film about a young brontosaurus who sets off in search of the legendary green valley where dinosaurs can thrive and live... Read more