animations
Drawings that move
Animations are images or drawings made to appear as if they're moving.
The term covers everything from hand-drawn cartoons to computer-generated sequences in films and video games.
In digital contexts, animations include any moving visual elements—loading spinners, sliding menus, transitioning screens: The website's animations made it feel sluggish.
An animation is also the process of creating such work: She studied animation in college.
Three-axis spatial representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
textures · shaders · raytracing · vertices · mesh · keyframes · morphing · particles
Animation's anchor states
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- frame rateDisplay refresh frequency
looping · timing · spacing · squash · stretch · anticipation · follow-through · arcs
Japanese comic medium
- celTransparent sheet for cartoons
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- PixarDigital animation studio
- NickelodeonChildren's entertainment channel
Hanna-Barbera · Looney Tunes · Simpsons · Futurama · SpongeBob · Tom and Jerry · Mickey Mouse · Scooby-Doo
Account of events
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- plotStoryline or land parcel
theme · arc · conflict · climax · resolution · dialogue · storyboard · animatic
Animated image format
- loading spinnerAnimated wait indicator
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- SVGVector image file standard
- CSSWeb presentation language
JavaScript · HTML5 · interactive · hover · Lottie · parallax · transitions · web design
Sculpted-figure animation technique
- puppetControlled performing figure
- Wallace and GromitStop-motion comedy team
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
miniature · practical · frame-by-frame · Coraline · Nightmare Before Christmas · model · set · replacement
Distinguishing quality or element
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- voice castPerformers providing character dialogue
premiere · sequel · franchise · box office · studio · storyboard · director · screenplay
3D
Three-axis spatial representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
rigging · textures · shaders · raytracing · vertices · mesh · keyframes · morphing · particles · motion capture
keyframes
Animation's anchor states
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- interpolationEstimating between known values
frame rate · looping · timing · spacing · squash · stretch · anticipation · follow-through · arcs · onion skinning
manga
Japanese comic medium
- celTransparent sheet for cartoons
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- PixarDigital animation studio
Nickelodeon · Hanna-Barbera · Looney Tunes · Simpsons · Futurama · SpongeBob · Tom and Jerry · Mickey Mouse · Scooby-Doo · Bugs Bunny
narrative
Account of events
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
plot · theme · arc · conflict · climax · resolution · dialogue · storyboard · animatic · pacing
GIF
Animated image format
- loading spinnerAnimated wait indicator
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- SVGVector image file standard
CSS · JavaScript · HTML5 · interactive · hover · Lottie · parallax · transitions · web design · UI
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Sculpted-figure animation technique
- puppetControlled performing figure
- Wallace and GromitStop-motion comedy team
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
armature · miniature · practical · frame-by-frame · Coraline · Nightmare Before Christmas · model · set · replacement
feature
Distinguishing quality or element
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
voice cast · premiere · sequel · franchise · box office · studio · storyboard · director · screenplay · score
- streaming contentmovies, TV shows, live streams, documentaries, originals
- video contentepisode, YouTube, subtitles, web series, Vimeo
- computer graphics3D modeling, digital art, sprites, textures, shaders
- digital creationsCGI, renders, digital art, generative art, digital effects
- interactivesbuttons, clicks, taps, swipes, gestures
- UI/UXUI, UX, wireframes, wireframe, mockups
animationslethargies
Conditions of drowsy inactivity
torpors · stupors · inertia · sluggishness · lifelessness
animationsphotographs
Light-captured images
documentary footage · videos · cinematography · found footage · newsreels
- computer animationMotion pictures generated digitally
- 3D animationComputer-rendered moving imagery
- suspended animationHalted vital functions, reversible
- animation studioCartoon production company
- digital animationComputer-generated moving images
- 2D animationFlat sequential moving artwork