The Impact of Animation in Modern Filmmaking
                     The Impact of Animation 
in Modern Filmmaking
Introduction
Animation has allowed storytellers to tell 
stories in unique ways. The visceral 
fantastical worlds in animated films can 
reignite inspiration and the magic of stories 
no matter what age.
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Definition of 
Animation
The simulation of movement created by a 
series of pictures is animation. But how it 
actually works is a bit more complicated 
than that. 
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What is animation?
Animation is a method of photographing 
successive drawings, models, or even 
puppets, to create an illusion of movement 
in a sequence. 
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 Traditional 
Animation
In traditional animation, pictures are drawn 
or painted on transparent celluloid sheets to 
be photographed. 
Early cartoons are examples of this, but 
today, most animated movies are made with 
computer-generated imagery or CGI.
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Anime
Anime could technically be considered a 
subcategory of traditional animation. But 
anime simply refers to any of the types of 
animation which comes out of Japan.
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2D (Vector)
2D animation can fall under traditional 
animation like most early Disney movies — 
Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, etc. But 
there is something called Vector-based 
animation that can be 2D without being 
traditional.
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3D
In 3D animated movies, the animator uses a 
program to move the character’s body parts 
around. They set their digital frames when 
all of the parts of the character are in the 
right position. 
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Motion Graphics
Motion Graphics are digital graphics that 
create the illusion of motion usually for ads, 
title sequences in films, but ultimately exist 
to communicate something to the viewer. 
They’re often combined with sound for 
multimedia projects.
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Cutout Animation
Cutout animation is one of the oldest forms 
of animation. The technique is essentially 2D 
stop motion. An animator moves cutout 
shapes (hence, cutout) from frame to frame 
to create the illusion of movement.
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You
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