Passaro 2d Animation Products

Passaro 2d Animation Products based in Chennai, India is the manufacturer of 2d animation lightbox, Tabletype animation lightbox, A4 portable lightbox, Background lightbox, line tester setup w/o camera,
ACME/scanner Peg bar, Heavy duty ACME punching machine, field chart etc

They also accept customization of animation lightboxes/desks.

A lightbox is a translucent surface illuminated from behind, used for situations where a shape laid upon the surface needs to be seen with high contrast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightbox

For the traditional animator having a solid, a functional 2d animation lightbox is a must. The lightbox should be adjustable in height & angle, and should have a hole cut in the top to fit a standard size animation disc. A back-light unit is attached under the desk which can be turned on and off with a switch on the table within easy reach of the animator or a footswitch which can turn the back light on and off as needed. Storage space for paper and other supplies is important too, so plan to have at least a small side work table, but preferably shelves (“scene stockers”) placed
to one or both sides of your animation tablet and/or wall-mounted shelving over top of the desk.

Traditional animation 2d lightboxes often had one or two sets of ruled, sliding peg bars because at one time it was customary for animators to figure out their own camera pan moves and it was necessary to have the sliding peg bars on the discs to do so. As almost all scene planning and camera movement is now done in the computer with digital compositing software it is not necessary to use the heavier metal or black plastic discs with the sliding peg bars. Many animators much prefer to use a simpler, one-piece white plexiglass disc with a taped-down thin metal peg bar . These plexiglass discs turn easily in the hole and are even light-weight enough to hold on one’s lap to animate using ambient light to see through a few layers of paper.

Richard Williams is an advocate of the plexiglass animation disc in his book ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’ and at one point relates how he animated scenes from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
while sitting in a hotel room in Wales with a plexiglass animation disc propped up on his knees.

More details about traditional 2d animation lightboxes can be found here:

https://tamilcrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Animation_Desks.pdf

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Passaro 2d Animation Products Manufacturer of 2d animation lightbox
Medavakkam, Chennai
Tamilnadu, INDIA

sales@passarobooks.com

Phone: +91 9962 002500

www.passarobooks.com