The Star Wars Crawl....

Hi there!

Flashback to 1977, before After Effects, before Maya, before working on a computer! It was certainly a different life back then. Movie sequences lacked the glitz and prowess that years of advanced technology and technique could give.

Still though, some movie sequences were able to stand the test of time, and a few were even able to become a part of history and popular culture. One of these is the Star Wars Crawl. Take a look at it below.

Even if you have never seen a Star Wars film, you are familiar with the crawl. It is apart of popular culture and has been emulated beyond belief.

This really shows us that sometimes simplicity is key. It makes me question, who needs crazy graphics and animations, when you can solidify a sport in animation history with such a simple design.?

Rotoscoping

Out of the Inkwell was a silent animated series  produced by Max Fleischer.  Max Fleischer came up with the rotoscope concept to simplify the process of animating each individual frame. Rotoscoping is a technique in which you trace over footage frame by frame for use in animated films.





The image below shows how rotoscoping began.

This is another video with some cool rotoscoping involved. It's awesome how you can use the same clip to rotoscope into several different videos Rotoscoping saves so much time and leaves you with a realistic looking clip.
There are also reasons to rotoscope. Some rotoscope to animate a scene completely using a live action reference; or to add animation to live action scene while tracking camera movement.