Teen Most Lovable Animation Movies

Animation is the rapid display of a series of drawings of 2-D art in order to create the illusion of motion. One of the most common way of presenting animation is a film or video program, although several other forms of presenting animation also exist. Because the value was very entertaining, animation has been used in such films have the ability to attract audiences from different age groups, 8-80.

The use of animation in the film may have started in 1890. J. Stuart Blackton was the first man to put the animation in a film titled "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'. The film featured a cartoonist drawing faces on a chalkboard, and the faces really come to life. After that a lot of filmmakers and producers started using various animation in films that seem to live with their photographs.

Soon, the stage comes in which the audience gradually get a chance to see a movie or a movie where each and every character animation. It is a full fledged animation films. If we look at the list of block bluster movies, we'll be surprised to find that animated films are equally contributed to this list.

Films such as The Lion King, Shrek, Monsters, Toy Story, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Ice Age, Tarzan, A Bug's Life, etc. are considered as top 10 best animated film by the audience and critics. Giant entertainment companies like Walt Disney, Pixar, Fox Entertainment, Dream Works, etc. have invested millions of dollars behind the animated films and their profits are also up to expectations.

The Lion King produced by Walt Disney Feature Production is one of the most thought provoking animated film. It was originally called the King of Jungle. To achieve perfection animators who worked on this film studying the activities and movements of animals from real life, too. Even the film-makers such perfectionists that they went to Kenya to study the natural habitat which is used as a background in film. The film displays the green grass, smoke from the fire, and waterfalls, all presented in perfect animation. Character is built using a 3D computer program that looks perfect.

Shrek is based on the fairy tale images produced by Dream Works. Although this film is intended for children, a theme also attract adults. Plot of this film is simple and humorous. Even this film became so popular that computer games are made in Shrek.

Aladdin, the animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, based on the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp from the Arabian Nights. Aladdin characters drawn by remembering the face of Hollywood heroes and ultimately decided that he would look like Tom Cruise. Special computer animation is used to develop several movie scenes. Some examples of such a full view of the palace, the magic carpet, broke the cave, etc.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, produced in 1937 by Walt Disney, regarded as one of the animated films that are commercially successful. The film is a pioneer in many ways. It took three years to make this film because at that time animation is not developed. They use many techniques that are in the main development stages at that time. They are using animation to create rain, lightning, water, reflection, shiny, magic, etc.

Toy Story, produced by Pixar Animation Studios is an animated film created entirely on computers. The story revolves around the toys a boy aged nine years and the story of this film tells of a toy's point of view.

A Bug's Life, again produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released in 1998, tells the story of an ant who thinks that they are warrior bugs and they have the courage to fight the greedy grasshoppers. John Lasseter directed it. This story is based on Aesop's famous fable of the Ant and the Grasshopper.

Top Animated Movies Of All Times

The list of the "top animated movies of all time" falls into an entirely different category to all other movies. In the past animated movies were created by artists who drew endless pictures of moving figures. Today, animation is based on the advanced technology of the age. The modern animator sits and manipulates the images on the computer.

In the past, animated movies were for only for kids. Coloured movies like Snow White or Cinderella. Now a days you can find grown ups sitting in cinemas with no children in sight watching movies like Shrek and Nemo.

In our family, we make sure we go see all the animated movies so we can joke and laugh, and recite them at dinnertime together. Animation is no longer only for the young ones.

When you go through the top 10 animated movies, you can see they are all new (the oldest one being from 1992)
• The top most animated movie was "Shrek 2" which was a Disney production and came out in theatres in 2004. "Shrek 2" made a total worldwide gross income of $920,665,658. Shrek 2 came out only three years after Shrek first appeared and become one of the most profitable animated movies. (the movie, Shrek is the 9th profitable movie of all times)
• The second best animated movie was "Finding Nemo". DreamWorks Production made this movie and it totaled a worldwide gross income of $864,625,978
• The third animated movie was the oldest movie in the top 10 animation movies of all times.

. The movie "The Lion King" came out in 1994 and had a total worldwide gross income of $783,841,776
• The 4th animated movie was the Disney movie "The Incredibles" (2004) with a total worldwide gross income of $631,436,092
• The 5th animated movie was "Monster's Inc" (2001) with total worldwide gross income of $529,061,238
• The 6th animated movie was another DreamWorks movie, "Madagascar" (2005) with a total worldwide gross income of $527,890,631
• The seventh animated movie was "Aladdin" in 1992. It was a DreamWorks movie. This movie totaled a worldwide gross income was $504,050,219
• The eighth animated movie was Disney's production "Toy Story 2" from 1999 and had a total worldwide gross income of $485,015,179.

• The ninth animated movie was none other than "Shrek" (2001) with a total worldwide gross income of $484,409,218, almost half of "Shrek 2".
• The 10th animated movie was "Tarzan" (1999). Which was a Disney movie, with a total worldwide gross income of $449,391,819

It is easy to see from the list that DreamWorks and Disney are leading the animation industry and that their move to advanced animation technology has contributed greatly to their success.

While many people think that sequels are just leveraging the first movie and have nothing extra to give the audience, we can learn from the list of the top animated movies that sequels have a great advantage and have a potential to break profit records. Shrek 2 and Toy Story are great indicators of that.

Top 5 3D Animated Films and Characters of All Time

The magical spells that animated cartoon characters cast, are eternal and never cease to leave the audience spellbound. From tiny tots to their beloved grandparents, none can deny that these animated cartoons have those splendid, special secrets about them that make them leave an everlasting impression on the minds of the spectators.

The world has watched the performances of plenty such fun filled movies yet there are a select few which have become legends in the world of animated pictures. So what are the top 5 all time favorite animated cartoons? And what makes them more special than the others?

1) The Lion King:
The life of Simba is beautifully portrayed in the movie starting from its childhood and the years that followed leading to a mature king who efficiently saves the land of pride from wrong hands and rules over it successfully. The assortments of emotions displayed by the Lion and all the other characters are enthralling!!!

2) Finding Nemo
No body needs to be reminded of this movie which was the only one to top the Lion King at the box office. The adventurous pursuit of Marlin in finding Nemo in conjunction with Dory is considered one of the most enjoyable escapades ever in the history of animated cartoons.

3) Ratatouille
An impossible dream of a rat aspiring to become a chef was an entirely novel concept that was greeted well by the audience. Remy's role as a secret chef in a French restaurant is an excellent recipe for laughter. The culinary world of Paris becoming topsy-turvy because of a rat race is perfectly depicted in the film.

4) Shrek
An attempt to regain his swamp from a King, leads the green ogre, Shrek in a path of love that he has never tread before. The movie takes us into a fun filled journey, led by Shrek his pal donkey and his new found love Princess Fiona. The tag line that quotes 'The greatest fairy tale never told' is just a fitting description to the movie.

5 Ice Age:
When the whole animal kingdom was frightened by the upcoming Ice Age, four animals Sid (sloth), Diego (tiger) Scrat (Squirrel) and Manny (mammoth) are united in a mission of returning a human infant to his father. The obstacles faced by this unusual group of heroes simply during their mission left the audience simply astound.

Though each and every animated cartoon is unique in its own way, they are all united by one universal theme of love. They convey to us the message that life in any form deserves respect.

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The Animation 101 - How to Produce a Winning Animation

What makes life on earth so very interesting is that there are so, so many things we must get done even though we lack the experience, expertise, or technical knowledge to pull it off easily. My family had an uncle Sam, and when I was 18 years old and wanted to buy a run down music store in New York City, Uncle Sam burst my bubble by first telling me that I lacked the experience I needed to successfully run a business and then he then jabbed another pin into my bubble by introducing me to what I now understand to an indispensable partner in any endeavor: A bottom-line-driven plan.

Uncle Sam was an accountant and his decision making was done by looking at the bottom line and working up from there. He penciled out a few numbers and I can still remember how quickly he showed me a clear picture of why it's good I never invested my time in that particular music store.

With animation, planning ahead is so very important because so many people hours and often a lot of hard-earned money, go into producing each second of finished animation. Moving forward without a plan can be extremely costly, and the worst part is, the end product won't be a success. Thank you, Uncle Sam!

When clients contact me to create an animation, what I find is that they often need to hit the rewind button and review their plan for the following:

1. What is the bottom line? What is the goal of each section of the animation? What is the goal of the overall animation?

2. What type of animation? Is your project calling out for a 2D or 3D approach? Both are good choices, but usually the type of project, final venue and audience profile will mandate either 2D or 3D. Simple 2D character animation or 3D animation?

3. Is it character animation? People, animals, walking, jumping, talking, running? (A much more technically challenging style of animation) Or just a matter of moving objects onto and off the screen in various directions and transitions. (Much simpler.)

4. Are you ready to start? What is already done what remains to be done? There are so many steps involved with animation: The idea. The wish list for the project goals. The character development. The scene development. Understanding the steps and building blocks, gives you a better picture of how much time will be involved and whose time it will be, yours or the animation studio's.

5. Is there a story? Without some a strong story, the ultimate goal of the animation may never be reached. Your goals should be understood and kept in mind with every second of planning and production, and a good story is what keeps people from walking away from your animation before it's over. The story is the vehicle and the choice of roads is derived from a map of goals such as these: Pique audience interest; "hook" the audience; make them laugh, cry, sit on the edge of their seat, or run out and buy whatever you are selling. Shakespeare knew this long ago. We can't all be Shakespeare, but we still shake up viewer emotions.

Planning ahead is the key to a winning animation! This is the first of a series of articles that will turn you into a good executive producer, or just a smart shopper you knows how to turn their goals into a compelling, Uncle Sam approved, bottom line successful animation project. I look forward to taking you through all the steps.