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Animation 1: VALORANT - WARM UP What techniques are used? 3D Modelling and animating. Aspects of 2D animation. What is the target audience? People that enjoy video games and play VALORANT, ages ranging from 16 - 25. What is the purpose? The purpose of this animation is to provide another source of entertainment for fans of VALORANT besides the game itself by creating short animated videos that include the characters from the game and follow the main storyline. These short animated videos also provide lore-wise information for fans that are invested in the story. Overall, the purpose of these animated short films is to promote the game as a whole. Due to the success of these animated shorts, the creators of VALORANT (Riot Games) recently suggested in a Q&A that they may be creating an animated TV series for VALORANT, similar to their other successful animated series, Arcane. How effective is this? The concept of a short animated video that displays the world in which the characters ...

 Techniques used in animation In animation, several techniques are used to successfully achieve different styles of animation. They are: - 2D 2D animation is a method of animation in which frames are drawn individually to create the illusion of moving images. 2D animations can be hand drawn or painted or drawn digitally on an animation or drawing software. - 3D 3D animation is an animation technique where 3D models are created and rigged to be animated using keyframes.  The backgrounds as well as the characters themselves are 3D modelled. - Rotoscoping Rotoscoping is an animation method where real life footage is taken and traced over frame by frame to create the illusion of a 2D animation. - Stop-motion Stop-motion is a form of animation where frames are captured one frame at a time with physical objects that are moved in between frames to create the illusion of movement. Line drawing A line drawing is the final piece of line art that consists of distinct straight lines or cu...