animated sequence

Drawn frames moving

An animated sequence is a segment of animation within a larger work, often appearing in otherwise live-action film or video.

The term emphasizes that the animation is a distinct portion rather than the whole: The movie opens with an animated sequence before cutting to real actors.

In animation production, it may simply refer to any completed stretch of footage.

Related
  • cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
  • motionChange in position
  • framesRigid enclosing structures
  • storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
  • celTransparent sheet for cartoons

flipbook · frame by frame · keyframe · in between frames · movement · walk cycle · slow motion · clip · footage · loop · transition · title card · opening credits · render · timeline · montage · sprite · tween

Opposites
production method

animated sequencedocumentary footage

Recorded non-fiction visual material

found footage · archival footage

image nature

animated sequencestill image

freeze frame · photograph · still frame · tableau · snapshot

Family

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