animation
Drawings made moving
Animation is the process of creating the illusion of movement from static images shown in rapid sequence.
The term covers hand-drawn cartoons, computer-generated imagery, stop-motion, and other techniques: Pixar revolutionized computer animation.
Animation also means liveliness or energy: She spoke with unusual animation about her travels.
To animate is to bring to life or give motion to something.
Digital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
- Toy StoryTale about playthings
Miyazaki · Shrek · Spirited Away · feature · blockbuster · sequel · premiere · screenplay
Sculpted-figure animation technique
- puppetControlled performing figure
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- plasticineNon-drying sculpting compound
- Wallace and GromitStop-motion comedy team
Coraline · Nightmare Before Christmas · frame-by-frame · miniature · silhouette · cutout
Marking animation's essential positions
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- skinningRemoving outer covering
- rotoscopingTracing filmed motion frame-by-frame
morphing · motion capture · lip sync · onion skinning · easing · interpolation · looping · frame rate
Animated drawings, often humorous
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- seriesOrdered set of related items
episodes · voiceover · storytelling · humor · kids · family · Nickelodeon · Cartoon Network
Change in position
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- energyPower to do work
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- dynamicsStudy of forces
gesture · acting · performance · walk cycle · body mechanics · weight · overlap · arcs
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
- pencil testEarly animation draft review
- inbetweeningGenerating intermediate animation frames
- clean-upAct of restoring order
inking · coloring · background art · layout · storyboard · animatic · lightbox · flip book
Sequential visual display
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- KeynoteApple slideshow software
- transitionChange from one state
- motion graphicsAnimated visual design elements
infographic · explainer · demo · visualization · webinar · loading spinner · micro-interaction
Digital movie imagery
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- texturingAdding surface variation
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- ray tracingRendering via light physics
compositing · 3D modeling · motion graphics · After Effects · Maya · Blender · Houdini · wireframe
Pixar
Digital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
Miyazaki · Toy Story · Shrek · Spirited Away · feature · blockbuster · sequel · premiere · screenplay · voice acting
claymation
Sculpted-figure animation technique
- puppetControlled performing figure
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- plasticineNon-drying sculpting compound
Wallace and Gromit · Coraline · Nightmare Before Christmas · frame-by-frame · miniature · silhouette · cutout
keyframing
Marking animation's essential positions
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- skinningRemoving outer covering
rotoscoping · morphing · motion capture · lip sync · onion skinning · easing · interpolation · looping · frame rate · timing
cartoons
Animated drawings, often humorous
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- charactersPersons in a narrative
series · episodes · voiceover · storytelling · humor · kids · family · Nickelodeon · Cartoon Network · Saturday morning
movement
Change in position
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- energyPower to do work
- fluidityState of flowing freely
dynamics · gesture · acting · performance · walk cycle · body mechanics · weight · overlap · arcs
cel
Transparent sheet for cartoons
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
- pencil testEarly animation draft review
- inbetweeningGenerating intermediate animation frames
clean-up · inking · coloring · background art · layout · storyboard · animatic · lightbox · flip book · xerography
slideshow
Sequential visual display
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- KeynoteApple slideshow software
- transitionChange from one state
motion graphics · infographic · explainer · demo · visualization · webinar · loading spinner · micro-interaction
CGI
Digital movie imagery
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- texturingAdding surface variation
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
ray tracing · compositing · 3D modeling · motion graphics · After Effects · Maya · Blender · Houdini · wireframe · polygon
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- creative artsvisual art, drawing, painting, abstract art, illustration
- filmmovies, film, filmmaking, cinematography, film editing
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
animationlive-action
Filmed with real performers
live action · documentary footage · cinematography · photography · practical effects
animationlifelessness
Quality of having no animation
death · stillness · motionlessness · stasis · immobility
animationlifelessness
Quality of having no animation
lethargy · torpor · apathy · listlessness · deadness
- computer animationMotion pictures generated digitally
- 3D animationComputer-rendered moving imagery
- suspended animationHalted vital functions, reversible
- animation studioCartoon production company
- animating spirit
- digital animationComputer-generated moving images