Animation
Animation is a filmmaking technique using sequential images to create the illusion of movement, developing into a major entertainment industry encompassing traditional hand-drawn, stop-motion, and computer-generated styles.
Creating the illusion of movement through nothing more than a rapid sequence of individual still images, this technique has evolved from painstaking hand-drawn frames into some of the most technologically sophisticated filmmaking produced today.
The Illusion of Movement
Animation creates the appearance of movement by rapidly displaying a sequence of individual images, a technique requiring enormous numbers of frames for traditional hand-drawn productions.
Early Commercial Development
Animation developed significantly as a commercial entertainment medium in the early 20th century, with pioneering studios establishing techniques and characters that remain influential today.
Diverse Animation Techniques
The medium encompasses numerous distinct techniques, including traditional hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, and increasingly dominant computer-generated imagery.
Beyond Children's Entertainment
While often associated with children's entertainment, animation has increasingly been used for sophisticated storytelling aimed at adult audiences, expanding the medium's perceived artistic and narrative range.
