Animation - Techniques and Pioneers

Animation Techniques & Pioneers

 
Cave Paintings

Cave paintings have been thought to be the earliest stop motion animations ever formed. These paintings dated back to 32,000 years ago in places like Cantabria, Spain. 
The reason people now believe that these may be the oldest animations in the world is because the paintings of animals would sometimes have two heads, an extra tail or eight legs. This made people believe that these images where superimposed and that these animals would be just one animal but would meant to have a moving head.

For example a cow but its head would be moving. This allusion could be seen if you move fire past the image, this is like the play button of today.

So that was how animations where viewed 32,000 years but how were they made? The development of the paintings would require a set of tools. 

annadoherty. (). history of animation : cave paintings. Available: http://annadoherty.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/history-of-animation-cave-paintings/. Last accessed 23th Jun 2014.

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x8exsw6yKXw

Light Painting 

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAe30VG5CI4