How Computers Re-Animated Hand-Made Processes and Aesthetics for Artistic Animation

Abstract

This paper is indebted to the invaluable contribution of numerous animation artists, who shared with us via an open survey their experiences and opinions concerning the newly available technologies, and how they have influenced – or not – the evolution of their animation style: new resources and possibilities of digital production, advantages have they discovered, and which disadvantages they endure, ultimately providing innovative ideas to achieve better results.

The current paper develops a researching line connecting arts, new technologies and animation, as part of a wider project that delves into disrupting languages and Theory of Animation, focusing on artistic and experimental animation.