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Introduction
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways. The most common method of presenting animation is as a motion picture or video program, although several other forms of presenting animation also exist. Animation can sometimes refer to a way of activating a community, i.e. 'animating' the users. This means actions which encourages users to interact with a given service and is connected to moderation.
"Animation" is derived from the Latin anima, the "animating principle", the vital force inside every living creature. It is often used as a translation for the Greek word psyche, and related to the Christian concept of soul. "Animation" would be the technique of giving "soul" to inanimate objects, drawings, etc. A 5,000-year-old earthen bowl found in Iran in Shahr-i Sokhta has five images of a goat painted along the sides. This has been claimed to be an example of early animation.
However, since no equipment existed to show the images in motion, such a series of images cannot be called animation in a true sense of the word. A Chinese zoetrope-type device had been invented in 180 AD. The phenakistoscope, praxinoscope, and the common flip book were early popular animation devices invented during the 19th century. These devices produced the appearance of movement from sequential drawings using technological means, but animation did not really develop much further until the advent of cinematography. There is no single person who can be considered the "creator" of film animation, as there were several people working on projects which could be considered animation at about the same time.
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"Damien" is the eighth episode of the first season of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 4, 1998. In the episode, the boys' class is joined by a new student named Damien, who has been sent by his father Satan to find Jesus and arrange a boxing match between the two. The majority of South Park residents bet on Satan to win the match due to his enormous size and muscular physique, but Satan ultimately throws the fight and reveals he bet on Jesus, thus winning everybody's money. The episode was written by series co-founders Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with writer Brian Graden. It was directed by Parker, and was rated TV-14-LV in the United States for strong to extreme language & bloody violence. The episode serves as a satire on religion, faith and the nature of good and evil, as well as a commentary on commercialism, the cult of celebrity in America and the nature of children. It was originally written as a Christmas special, but the original broadcast was pushed forward when Parker and Stone decided instead to make "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" the season's holiday episode. "Damien" received generally positive reviews and was viewed by 3.2 million households when it was first broadcast, making it the highest rated cable program the week it aired. The episode marked the first appearance of Satan, who would become a recurring South Park character, as well as the character of Damien himself, who was inspired by the antagonist of the 1976 horror film, The Omen. Parker and Stone also said the episode introduced several key characteristics of the Cartman character that have endured throughout the rest of the series. Michael Buffer, the boxing ring announcer best known for the catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!", makes a guest appearance in "Damien" as himself.
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Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity.
Did you know...
- ...that Winsor McCay's animated film Gertie the Dinosaur was originally created for a vaudeville act where McCay would seem to interact with the cartoon dinosaur?
- ...that William Hanna claimed that the Tom and Jerry character Jerry Mouse was named Jinx in his first appearance while Joseph Barbera claimed that the mouse went nameless?
- ...that the Rugrats episode "A Rugrats Passover" fell under controversy from the Anti-Defamation League over the designs of two characters featured in it?
- ...that the Phineas and Ferb episode "Are You My Mummy?" originally aired as part of "Phineas and Ferb-urary," a special event which showed episodes of the series every night in February 2008 on Disney Channel?
- ...that the Young Justice episode "Independence Day" introduces a younger version of the DC Universe?
News
- November 22, 2011: Shout! Factory releases the first season of The Adventures of Tintin and the second season part 1 of Conan the Adventurer on DVD.
- November 15, 2011: Warner Bros. releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray.
- November 11, 2011: The first sneak peek of DC Comics superhero animated series Green Lantern by Warner Bros. Animation airs on Cartoon Network that has recently announced that will be aired in 2012.
- November 4, 2011: Warner Bros. releases The Essential Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes DVD collection.
- November 3, 2011: Shout! Factory and Nickelodeon announces the second season DVD of Rocko's Modern Life in February 2012.
- November 1, 2011: Warner Bros. releases The Essential Daffy Duck Looney Tunes DVD collection.
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- Film releases
- 1993 - We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (United States)
- 1999 - Toy Story 2 (Pixar, United States)
- 2010 - Firebreather (Cartoon Network Studios, United States)
- Television series and specials
- 1996 - Rocko's Modern Life, an American animated television series finishes airing on Nickelodeon
- 1996 - The Tick, an American animated television series finishes airing on Fox
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Mike Scully (born October 2, 1956) is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and show runner of the Fox series The Simpsons from 1997 - 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, Massachusetts and long had an interest in writing. He was an underachiever at school and dropped out of college, going on to work in a series of jobs. Eventually, in 1986, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he worked as a stand-up comic and wrote for Yakov Smirnoff. He went on to write for several television sitcoms before in 1993 he was hired to write for The Simpsons. There, he wrote twelve episodes, including "Lisa on Ice" and "Team Homer". He became showrunner from season nine onwards; Scully won three Primetime Emmy Awards, but his tenure has been criticized as a period of decline in the show's quality. Scully still works on the show and also co-wrote 2007's The Simpsons Movie. He co-created The Pitts and Complete Savages as well as working on Everybody Loves Raymond and Parks and Recreation. He is married to fellow writer Julie Thacker.
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society and television, and many aspects of the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with the producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and was an early hit for Fox. The Simpsons holds several American television longevity records. It is the longest-running prime time animated series and longest-running sitcom in the United States. In May 2007, The Simpsons reached its 400th episode at the end of the eighteenth season. The year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons franchise. With its twenty-second season (2010–2011) currently airing, the series has surpassed Gunsmoke in seasons to claim the spot as the longest-running American prime-time scripted television series.
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Animation 
Animation by country: China · Japan · Korea · United States · India · Philippines
History of animation: Azerbaijan · Canada · China · France · Iran · Japan · Russia · United Kingdom · United States
Industry: Animator (List of animators) · Animation director · Animation studios · Animation film festivals (international / regional)
Works: Feature-length films · Short films · Television series · Films based on animated cartoons · Computer-animated films · Stop-motion films
Techniques: Traditional animation · Limited animation · Rotoscoping · Stop Motion · Clay (strata-cut) · Cutout (silhouette) · Graphic · Model (go motion) · Object · Pixilation · Puppetoon · Computer animation · Flash animation · PowerPoint animation · SVG animation · Cel-shaded animation · Crowd simulation · Morph target animation · Motion capture · Non-photorealistic rendering · Skeletal animation
Other methods: Drawn-on-film · Flip book · Inbetweening · Paint-on-glass · Pinscreen · Pixel art · Sand animation
Related topics: Cartoon series · Cartoon physics · Animated cartoon · Character animation · Independent animation · Adult animation · List of animated shorts available on DVD
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