Animation Computer animation is a technique for creating the illusion of movement and life, using computer generated characters, or in this case photo realistic dinosaurs. The process is divided into two main parts, primary and secondary animation. Primary animation involves the main articulation and motion of a creature.
Secondary animation is all the other movement, such as flesh and muscle movement.
After the model has been built we construct a 'skeleton', which will be used for animating all the movements of the dinosaur. Onto this skeleton we then build an Interactive model, a low detail representation of the very complicated complete model. This is done so the animator can quickly and easily manipulate the dinosaur. The creature can then be animated by moving and rotating different 'bones' or joints. Now that the skeleton and interactive model are created we can begin animating.