Animation is film-making in reverse. If a movie is action captured at 24 frames a second, then animation is 24 still frames made up to produce a second of action.
Animation allows film-makers to tell fantastical stories.
If you have big ideas and a small budget animation is an excellent method of telling your stories. Peter Jackson , director of the multi-million dollar Lord of the Rings trilogy, started out producing stop motion animation in his bedroom. Creating animation doesn't require a crew of thousands armed with walkie-talkies or a convoy of teamsters to move your production. Equipped with a cine camera, modelling clay and a quiet working space you can produce your own animated films. Animation attracts quiet, low-key people who are happy to work away in relative obscurity with little contact with the outside world.