Animation- techniques of animation - CGI animation

Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images  by using computer graphics. it is a very popular technique and  style of animation today, with more and more animated films being shot in CGI throughout the film. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics, although 2D computer graphic are still used for stylistic and faster real-time renderingsComputer animation is essentially a digital successor to the stop motion techniques used in traditional animation with 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations. the first animated film that was shot in CGI was Toy story and this feature film was shot in entirely CGI. this paved way for other animated films to use this technique. it became very popular in the years to come with more and more of animation companies deciding to make their films in CGI as this showed animation at its best compared to other techniques. some successful films include Antz, up, jung fu panda and ice age. in modern day animation CGI is the most popular technique and although there are still a few films produced each year which use other techniques, CGI has proved most popular with the audience. 

A CGI film Up

A CGI film Antz

A CGI film Kung fu panda