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Animation

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/nounCore term

In film & television, animation means: The technique of making drawings, models or computer images appear to move by showing a series of slightly different pictures one after another, and the films made this way.

In Turkish: animasyon, canlandırma

How it is used

Main types: 2D or hand-drawn animation, 3D or computer animation, and stop-motion (moving real models frame by frame). People who make it are animators; the film is an animated film or animated feature. Animation is not only for children.

Example sentences

  1. The studio spent four years on the animation for the film.

  2. She studied animation in Ankara and now works on a stop-motion series.

Common collocations

  • computer animation
  • stop-motion animation
  • hand-drawn animation
  • animation studio
  • adult animation
  • genreA category of films or TV shows that share a style, subject or set of conventions, such as comedy, horror, western or science fiction.
  • feature filmA full-length film made for cinema or streaming release, usually between about 80 minutes and three hours long.
  • short filmA film that is much shorter than a feature, usually from a few minutes to about half an hour long.
  • visual effectsImages that are created or changed digitally after filming, such as adding crowds, removing objects, building cities or creating creatures.

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