animation

Also known as cartoon, animated feature

Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby pictures are created or manipulated and then played in sequence to create the illusion of moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognized as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are either traditional animations or computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, is also prominent alongside these other forms, a

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Animation is a filmmaking technique that creates the illusion of movement by displaying a sequence of still pictures in rapid succession, whether drawn by hand on celluloid sheets, created using computers, or made through stop-motion methods like claymation. It matters because it has become a recognized artistic medium within the entertainment industry that offers unique creative possibilities distinct from live-action filmmaking.

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Research

9,243 papers

Storyboarding in Medical Animation.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Okemow SJDOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37639-0_8
Whiteboard animation: A potential teaching tool for health science education.ReviewCanadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024Sharmin N, Carbonaro M, Chow AK
Comparison of graph and animation: An unbalanced battle over two decades.ReviewFrontiers in psychology · 2022Zhuang Q, Liu XDOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.810557
Design principles for molecular animation.Frontiers in bioinformatics · 2024Jantzen SG, McGill G, Jenkinson JDOI: 10.3389/fbinf.2024.1353807
Data-Driven 3D Neck Modeling and Animation.IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics · 2021Liu Y, Zheng C, Xu F et al.DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2020.2967036
Animation Supported Consent Before Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.World journal of surgery · 2022Doganay E, Wald DS, Parker S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06628-4
Animation supported communication on intensive care; a service improvement initiative.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2022Wachtl M, Ledesma F, Malcolm H et al.DOI: 10.1177/17511437211031841
Use of animation in teaching cell biology.ReviewCell biology education · 2004Stith BJDOI: 10.1187/cbe.03-10-0018

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Wikidata facts

Image: Animated GIF from the 1919 Feline folies by Pat Sullivan.gif

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Commons category: Animations
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/animation
Commons gallery: Animation
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/animation
hashtag: animation
time of discovery or invention: 1892-10-28

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Article

36 sections

Contents

General overview
Etymology
History
Before cinematography
Silent era
American golden age
Features before CGI
Television
Switch from cels to computers
Economic status
Education, propaganda and commercials
Other media, merchandise and theme parks
Awards
Academy Awards
Production
Techniques
Traditional
Full
Limited
Rotoscoping
Live-action blending
Stop motion
Computer
2D
3D
Terms
Mechanical
Other
See also
References
Citations
Sources
Journal articles
Books
Online sources
External links

Animation is contrasted with live action, although the two do not exist in isolation. Many filmmakers have produced films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can relatively easily composite 3D animated visual effects (VFX) into their film, rather than using practical effects.