animated short
Mini drawn film
An animated short is a brief film made using animation techniques—typically under 40 minutes, often much shorter.
The format has been a proving ground for experimental styles and storytelling since cinema's early days: Pixar's animated shorts often precede their feature films.
Distinguished from full-length animated features by duration rather than technique or quality.
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- claymationSculpted-figure animation technique
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- frameSupporting outer structure
storyboard · whimsical · Saturday morning · Walt Disney · hand-drawn · frame by frame · stop-motion · characters · voice acting · festival · festival circuit · cute · silent · slapstick · flipbook · film reel · rendering · soundtrack
- short filmstwo-reeler, student film, featurette, featurettes, newsreels
- Animated FilmsShrek, Madagascar, The Croods, Boss Baby, Megamind
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Standard-length theatrical release
animated feature · epic · theatrical release · miniseries · television series
animated shortnovel
New and unusual
radio play · stage play · still image · photograph · podcast
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