animators
Cel drawing professionals
Animators are artists who create the illusion of movement by producing sequences of images.
Traditional animators draw or paint individual frames; digital animators use software to manipulate characters and objects.
The term covers work in film, television, video games, and web content: Pixar employs hundreds of animators.
An animator may also be someone who energizes or enlivens: She was the animator of every party she attended.
Animation's anchor states
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- stop-motionAnimation using posed objects
- claymationSculpted-figure animation technique
rotoscoping · tweening · lip-sync · timing · spacing · easing · arcs · anticipation
Ancient Mesoamerican people
- BlenderFree 3D graphics software
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- CGIDigital movie imagery
textures · polygons · meshes · rigging · shaders · Unity · Flash · compositing
Digital animation studio
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
- NickelodeonChildren's entertainment channel
Bones · production · storyboard · layout · background · colorist
Two-dimensional
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
- CGIDigital movie imagery
cartoon · realistic · stylized · experimental · abstract · cutout · puppet · silhouette
Communicative body movement
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- timingArt of choosing moments
- fluidityState of flowing freely
bounce · drag · settle · snap · physics · dynamics · exaggeration · silhouette
keyframes
Animation's anchor states
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- stop-motionAnimation using posed objects
claymation · rotoscoping · tweening · lip-sync · timing · spacing · easing · arcs · anticipation · follow-through
Maya
Ancient Mesoamerican people
- BlenderFree 3D graphics software
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
CGI · textures · polygons · meshes · rigging · shaders · Unity · Flash · compositing · layers
Pixar
Digital animation studio
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- LaikaSoviet orbital dog
Nickelodeon · Bones · production · storyboard · layout · background · colorist
2D
Two-dimensional
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- hand-drawnCreated manually, not digitally
CGI · cartoon · realistic · stylized · experimental · abstract · cutout · puppet · silhouette · mixed-media
gesture
Communicative body movement
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- timingArt of choosing moments
fluidity · bounce · drag · settle · snap · physics · dynamics · exaggeration · silhouette · posing
storyboard
Planned visual sequence drawings
sequence · narrative · shot · staging · pacing · mood · tone · emotion · acting · performance
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- film peopledirectors, filmmakers, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers
- visual creatorsgraphic designers, illustrators, digital artists, concept artists, graphic artists
- digital artistsdigital artists, 3D artist, 3D modeler, compositor, concept artist
- animationcartoon, cartoons, toons, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny
- creative communitiesart collectives, maker spaces, theater troupes, dance companies, film crews