3D digital animation research

3D digital animation is a type of animation which Is digitally modelled and manipulated by the animator on computer. The process begins with the animator creating a 3D polygon mesh to manipulate. The polygon mesh contains vertices that are connected by faces and edges. This gives the appearance of form to a 3D object or environment. The mesh can be given an internal digital skeletal structure called an armature. This structure can be used to control the mesh and allows for flowing movement within a character. This process is known as rigging. This means that because of the digital skeletal structure the difference in appearance for each frame can be automatically calculated by the computer. All frames are then rendered after the modelling is complete.

The image above shows the process how 3d digital animation is created, using a polygon mesh and verticles to show movement. 

The clip above is from the movie monsters ink. It is a 3D animation created on computer using a software. Because the animation has been created digitally the quality of the animation is very realistic in terms creating highlight and shadow within the frames such as on the characters and in the background. the 3D software adds more depth and layers to the animation such as when you look at a close up of the characters fur it is created in such detail that you can see every strand and almost imagine what the texture would be like In comparison to the clip from the jungle book where all you see is blocks of colour, it doesn't allows me to see textures or materials.  I can also see the characters in the monsters ink clip from a range of different angles which makes it look more life like.