Frame by Frame animation: tedious, but awesome

Frame by frame animations are a double edged sword. On the one hand, the fact that the artist has to animate frame by frame means he has a lot of control over how the animation unfolds. However, the downside is that the artist must animate, EVERY, SINGLE, FRAME. Frame by frame animations are a lot of work, but they can be very rewarding. The following links are for some frame by frame animations that I found to be entertaining.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shOFoZwtbfA


The first is a Budweiser spoof entitled "All Together Now." The reason I really like this animation is because in multiple frames throughout the animation, multiple events occur at the same time. in the first image on the right there is from the animation. The stapler, the piece of paper, and every person inside the picture frame move individually. Having many moving objects in a frame by frame animation often requires more work, but it pays off in the end because the audience becomes much more interested in the animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CayTtHLbdsI&feature=related

This second animation is just a random one, but I like it for two reasons. The first is the music. Whilst watching this animation, the music played the role of keeping the momentum of the animation. I was really into the fast pace of the animation and the music does a great job of keeping the audience enticed. The second thing I liked about this animation is that the camera was constantly changing perspective. There were front, rear and side shots of the guy in his chair throughout the animation. the nonlinearity of this animation keeps the audience guessing until the vary end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3-OSwVDtug&feature=related

Finally, this third animation is also random, but this animation did something that really caught my attention, and I think it's all the better because of it. In the bottom image on the right we se human fingers interacting with the drawing on the post it note and physically altering its form. The reality altering aspect of this animation isn't something I see very often, and it really opens the door to many other possibilities one could use in a frame by frame animation.