"Animation" discovered from the Latin name anima, the "animating principle", the vital force inside every living creature.
During the Paleolithic Age, it is believed that Early man first used tools, possibly the most important leap for artistic expression for mankind aswell as multiple vital other aspects. Because of this, cave paintings began to appear, popular scenes being a hunt. They are often in areas of caves that are not easily accessed. Some theories hold that they may have been a way of communicating with others, while other theories ascribe them a religious or ceremonial purpose. Many cave paintings communicated a story in a storyboard fashion so anyone seeing them could follow the changing events throughout the paintings.
I remember seeing an animation on a cave wall, of the figures coming to life in a kind of naustalgic story-telling technique, this was intersting because of the concept and consistency of the genre of film. I think I saw this in 'Ice Age' and will search for this segment at a later date for research. An example of a modern day interpretation would be the Ps3/Xbox game 'Dantes Inferno' in which the prequel of events is stylised in stills as if coming from a crusader tapestry (below). I find this interesting because this was the way of the Age to tell stories of events but put together in a modern means, the compliments between old and new create an effective synergy.
Dantes' Inferno
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