China's animation industry is gradually developing, and animation planning and production are becoming increasingly popular. Traditional animation production uses a two-dimensional approach, which lacks a strong sense of depth and cannot cater to modern aesthetics. With technological innovations in the animation industry, a large number of animation planning and production teams have emerged. So, what types have been born in the animation planning and production industry up to now?
First, 2D animation.
Simply put, 2D animation in animation planning and production refers to flat animation. Most visual effects in daily life are primarily 2D animation. 2D animation lacks a strong sense of depth and has poor character fluidity, so it cannot meet the high-quality requirements of modern animation. The visual effect of 2D animation remains unchanged in space, and this type of flat animation is widely used in print media such as product printing and comics. However, 2D animation is still used in animation planning and production and serves as the foundation for 3D and stop-motion animation.
Second, 3D animation.
3D animation, also known as multi-dimensional animation, is the most widely used in current animation planning and production. In addition, most advertising animations do not adopt a purely 3D form but rather a polyhedral animation that combines 2D and 3D. 3D animation has high requirements for display devices; if the monitor version is outdated, the presented 3D animation will look no different from 2D. Therefore, in general, 3D animation should be used with a higher-version monitor.
Third, stop-motion animation.
As a primary product of animation planning and production, stop-motion animation is widely known to the public, but due to value constraints, it has not been widely popularized. Stop-motion animation is inexpensive to produce, has low technical content, and is relatively rough in workmanship. Even in the early stages of the animation industry, stop-motion animation did not show a booming trend. With changes in people's values, the drawbacks of stop-motion animation, such as low technical content and poor visual effects, have become increasingly apparent. Therefore, at present, stop-motion animation is at a bottleneck stage in the animation planning and production industry.
The above are the types of animation planning and production. In general, there are mainly 2D animation, 3D animation, and stop-motion animation. Among them, 2D animation is the foundation of the other two types. Currently, 2D animation remains the most popular, but with economic development, the popularity of 3D animation will gradually increase.