We live in a dynamic world and therefore, dynamic content is required to meet the ever-changing demands of the multiple industries we are associated with. In this fiercely technological age, handmade and hand printed products have been replaced by the combination of digital text, images, audio and video. Multimedia has become an integral part of film and entertainment sector today.
The applications of multimedia are utilized by animators while creating animated games, films and videos. These masterminds coordinate plans and designs to develop illustrations which are well-synced and perfectly timed. A number of tools and techniques are involved in forming these designs.
Further, these tools and techniques generate a range of varying effects which are used in animated games and videos. VFX animation is one of the most popular effects used by the creators and has been gaining utter importance in the world of films and entertainment.
The fascinating thing about VFX animation is that it is applied after the production has been done. This feature makes VFX a flexible technique to work with, but it is also to be noted that all the production sequences are filmed, keeping post-production VFX in mind. Given below is a list of some types of VFX that more and more animators are using today.
• Matte paintings: The projection of animation always requires a background, and matte paintings serve exactly the same purpose. These are traditional paintings or stills which are prepared according to the film style and deployed as the backgrounds for key elements of animation.
• Digital animation: As the name suggests, digital animation uses the digital methods of creation. It involves everything from modeling and texturing to lighting and rendering computer generated 3D techniques. To make animation look more realistic and powerful, digital animation fosters all the dimensional based actions and imagery.
• Live action: Live action effects involve capturing the action through cinematography and videography. The elements of the animation are keyed through several kinds of light. For this purpose, several animation studios make use of green- screens and blue-screens.
- Imagery: Animation of course photographic aspects and these aspects are covered by computer generated imagery also known as CGI. The scenes used in computer generated imagery could be both dynamic and static. CGI has quite a realistic approach and hence, it has become a common trend in motion film production.
All these types of VFX animation have been yielding a range of interesting visuals in the world of animation.
