Aesthetics and Design in Three Dimensional Animation Process

摘要

Since the end of the 20th century, animation techniques have been widely used in productions, advertisements, movies, commercials, credits, visual effects, and so on, and have become an indispensable part of the cinema and television. The fast growth of technology and its impact on all production industry has enabled computer-generated animation techniques to become varied and widespread. Computer animation techniques not only saves labour and money, but it also gives the producer the option of applying the technique in either two dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D), depending on the given time frame, scenario and content. In the 21st century cinema and television industry, computer animations have become more important than ever. Imaginary characters or objects, as well as people, events and places that are either difficult or costly, or even impossible to shoot, can now be produced and animated through computer modelling techniques. Nowadays, several sectors are benefiting from these specialised techniques. Increased demand and application areas have put the questions of aesthetics and design into perspective, hence introducing a new point of view to the application process. Coming out of necessity, 3D computer animations have added a new dimension to the field of art and design, and they have brought in the question of artistic and aesthetic value in such designs.