Motion graphics are graphics that use video and/or animation technology to create the illusion of motion or a transforming appearance. These motion graphics are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects. Motion graphics are usually displayed via electronic media technology, but may be displayed via manual powered technology as well. The term is useful for distinguishing still graphics from graphics with a transforming appearance over time without over-specifying the form.
Motion Graphics include animations, movies etc. The term "motion graphics" has the potential for less ambiguity than the term "film" to describe moving pictures in the 21st century. "Film" is also used to describe photographic film (the 20th century medium of choice for recording motion), the process of recording footage, and the industry it most serves. However, digital video recording and digital projection to display motion graphics have the potential to make photographic film obsolete. "To capture" is often used instead of "to film" to describe the process of recording footage, perhaps due to the term's compatibility with digital video and motion capture technology. "The motion picture industry" is the formal term for what used to be called the "film industry".
Motion Grapher
Norman McLaren
Biography
Norman McLaren, (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadiananimator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada.
After making a few films for the GPO in London, McLaren moved to New York City in 1939, just as World War II was about to begin in Europe.At the invitation of Grierson, he moved to Canada in 1941 to work for the National Film Board, to open an animation studio and to train Canadian animators. During his work for the NFB, McLaren created his most famous film, Neighbours (1952), which has won various awards around the world, including the Canadian Film Award and the Academy Award. Besides the brilliant combination of visuals and sound, the film has a very strong social message against violence and war. In addition to film, McLaren worked with UNESCO in the 1950s and 1960s on programs to teach film and animation techniques in China and India. His five part "Animated Motion" shorts, produced in the late 1970s, are an excellent example of instruction on the basics of film animation.
Awards for McLaren's films
- Academy Awards (USA)
- (1953) Oscar - Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Neighbours (1952)
- Annie Awards (USA)
- (1975) Annie Award: Winsor McCay Award
- BAFTA Awards (England)
- (1969) BAFTA Film Award Best Animated Film for Pas de Deux (1968)
- Berlin International Film Festival
- (1951) Silver Medal (Culture Films and Documentaries) award for Begone Dull Care
- (1956) Silver Bear (Short Film) award for Rythmetic
- Canadian Film Awards (Canada)
- (1949) Special Award for Dots
- (1950) Special Award for Begone Dull Care
- (1952) Special Award for Around is Around
- (1952) Special Award for Now is the Time
- (1952) Special Award for After the Storm
- (1953) Special Award for A Phantasy
- (1953) Special Award for Neighbours
- (1958) Arts and Experimental for A Chairy Tale
- Shared with Claude Jutra
- (1962) Arts and Experimental for Lines Horizontal
- (1965) Arts and Experimental for Canon
- Shared with Grant Munro
- (1968) Special Award for Pas de Deux
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