Animation Techniques- Silhouette Animation

Silhouette animation is the technique of using black silhouettes, often created by cardboard cut outs, against a back light. It has similarities with cut-out animation. The joints are tied together and is shot frame by frame in singular movements. There are not a lot of feature length Silhouette films but it can be seen in TV shows. For example South Park and Mona the Vampire.

Silhouette animation has existed since 1910 where we have The Clown and his Donkey by British Filmmaker Charles Armstrong.

Although it is traditionally done in Black and White it has been done using colour in more recent years.

Here is an example of Silhouette Animation- http://vimeo.com/59878173