Table Of Content
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reddit.com/r/animation
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When did Animation begin?
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My recent experience on r/animation
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About r/animation - Community & Members
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How to access r/animation?
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Moderators of r/animation
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Why should you follow r/animation?
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Community Engagement
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Browsing & Navigation
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Reddit Gold
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Filter by flair
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Important rules you must know before joining r/animation?
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Design
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Content
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Conclusion
reddit.com/r/animation
Animation as an art form has the ability to capture a wide range of emotions and information. As an animator, you have the power to convey a wide range of motions and connect the story together. Each frame is a dot and within a second, you can turn those dots into a line. My experience with animation started with flipping through flipbooks as a child. I started with static pictures, drawn across various frames, and then used different techniques to allow the characters to move and perhaps tell an entire story.
When did Animation begin?
The first animated feature film was made in 1918, but animations discovered before 1910 have a significant impact on the development of animation. Animation changed when celluloid was introduced in 1913, and Walt Disney was the first one to add sound to animation which premiered with steamboat Willie in 1928. Ten years later, he followed it up with a full-length feature - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Now that we have learned about the history of this amazing storytelling format, let's dive deep into one of the biggest animation communities on the internet - r/animation.
My recent experience on r/animation
My recent experience on r/animation was quite a strange one. I have no clue how the post made it past the moderation. But it was worth it. A post titled "Cute animation?" was uploaded by u/Framesequence. What you see in that video is not cute at all. Each frame is filled with a visual double entendre. Though the animation does look cute, the content is quirky as hell. The post attracted more than 3,700 upvotes and shocked more than 190 users who were expressing their disbelief over what they saw.
About r/animation - Community & Members
The community for animated images and videos on Reddit is known as r/Animation. There are a range of different content categories on this subreddit, such as news, short stories, and user creations. One of my favorite subreddits is user creatives because it is always amazing to me how creative people can be. The subreddit has over 160,000 subscribers, but the growth rate has been slow in recent years because there are so many amazing submissions. However, the quality of these submissions makes up for anything that may be lacking in terms of growth.
If you are an animation lover, then you would have a great time on this subreddit. It is filled with high-quality artworks and has enough content to inspire animators. Whether you want to check modern animation standards or what is trending and creative, you will find it all here.
How to access r/animation?
If you are not already a Reddit user, you can sign up for an account by clicking here. Once you have an account and have confirmed your email address, you will be able to follow subreddits, comment on posts, and even post on any subreddit.
Moderators of r/animation
Though the community has only 160,000 members, it is not a small one. In fact, it is one of the largest animation communities out there. More than 15,000 users are active daily, and they are constantly updating and interacting with the content on the platform. Thus, it is no surprise that the subreddit has many moderators to keep everything in check.
At the time of writing this review, I examined nine mods on r/animation- ?unfortunatejordan?, ?jaxspider?, ?fluffkomix?, ?AutoModerator?, ?Umbresp?, ?GoldforthePoor?, ?deliteplays?, ?AnimationBot?.
Why should you follow r/animation?
I cannot put into words how amazing and creative this community is. You will find everything from rotoscoping to 2D/3D animation here. There are 15-year old animators, who are creating mind-blowing content. I do not like that the effort here is often underrated. I saw an amazing animation which would easily receive 1000+ upvotes on other anime platforms but only received 35 upvotes on r/animation. Maybe it is because there is so much creativity and content here that it causes saturation.
Community Engagement
I am not impressed by the engagement in this community. Sure, it's not dormant, but given the time and effort people take to create such amazing art, I believe that it should get more recognition. The upvote rate is abysmal and the overall engagement rate is underwhelming. On average, a regular post receives about 10-15 upvotes with the top post of the day bagging anywhere between 300-500 votes. As for comments, 5-10 is an average number you'll find on r/animation.
Browsing & Navigation
Only a few hundred active members of r/Animation help to keep the page from lagging significantly. This page does have a lot of short HQ videos, making it difficult to watch videos on a data connection. I would recommend you only browse and watch content if you have an active WiFi connection. You will also find polls concerning 2D and 3D animation here.
Reddit Gold
The content on this subreddit is amazing, but its inability to capture the audience is a problem. It's not that posts go unnoticed, but the gold distribution in regard to creativity is quite low. And that's understandable because of high content standards on this page. I browsed through 30-50 top posts from the past month, and I was only able to find 2-3 golds across various posts. Since the comment section and threads weren't deep, it was easy to find the lack of gold on this subreddit.
Filter by flair
I appreciate that there is a ?Filter by flair? option on this thread. Using these tags, you can find content that interests you. For instance, if you want to share your artwork, you can bill it under the ?Sharing? flair. Similarly, if you want to ask a question, you can choose the ?Question flair?. As for options, you can choose between six different flairs - ?Megathread?, ?Sharing?, ?Beginner?, ?Critique?, ?Discussion?, and ?Question?.
Important rules you must know before joining r/animation?
The rules of r/animation are simple: if you want to be a part of this community, just make sure you follow the guidelines set by the mods. The only requirement for being an active member of this subreddit is to not indulge in content theft. You can share work done by others, but you must give credit for it and not own the content. If you share a post and don't credit the original creator, it can lead to a Permaban.
Design
I appreciate the simplicity of this page. It has a unique icon and a distinctive pink cover image. Sure, it's nowhere near r/DC_Cinematic, but it's still decent. At least it doesn't sport the standard Saturn logo as opted for by other subreddits. Apart from the color combination, everything else on the page features a standard Reddit layout. You have your usual sorting categories, and a sidebar filled with options such as ?Filter by Flair?, ?Rules?, and a couple of banner ads.
Content
The most popular content on this subreddit is typically positive and supportive.
I am Butch Hartman, creator of The Fairly Oddparents. This is a never-been-seen picture of Chester's mother.
Animated a laundry basket: 8,600 upvotes
Stolen work: 5,500 upvotes
Tried animating: 4,100 upvotes
Made a big flipbook during quarantine: 3,800 upvotes
The most popular content of 2020 will be focused on social networking sites and other online platforms.
1. Cute animations - 3,700 upvotes
2. I just wanted to practice her tentacle-leg animation and got carried away - 3,600 upvotes
3. This is the result of one month in quarantine. I taught myself toon boom and After-Effects just for this - 3,400 upvotes
4. I made a big flipbook (music by Corbin) - 3,200 upvotes
5. Here?s an animation I did! I am a 15-year-old animator who uses her phone to animate! - 2,700 upvotes
Conclusion
I admire the meticulous care that goes into making every aspect of r/animation look perfect. That's why I love it - the only change I'd wish to see is an increase in the engagement on posts per page. That would be all. As an animator or someone who loves animation, you would fall head over heels with this subreddit instantly.
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