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- 1. and stretch A drawing technique used by animators and originally developed at the Disney Studio to show exaggerated movements in characters. For example, if you wanted a character to jump, you would draw him close to the ground as if 'squashed' and then you would 'stretch' him out as he went into the air.
- 3. and paint the step in cel animation where the animator's drawings are placed on cels to be photographed. A drawing is outlined on the front of the cel with black ink, while the back of the cel is painted.
- 5. A filmmaking technique where the illusion of motion is created frame-by-frame. The word comes from the Latin word, "anima," meaning "life" or "soul".
- 6. A clear piece of plastic on which the animator's finished drawings are painted. The cel is clear so that when placed over the background, the animated characters appear to be in a setting.
- 10. A flat piece of artwork that is the setting for a moving character in an animated film. A background could be a picture of a forest, a sky, a room, or a castle.
- 12. Sheet a reference sheet for animators that shows a number of different poses of an animated character. The model sheet also shows how characters relate in size to other characters.
- 13. An early animation device that spins drawings in a revolving drum to create the illusion of motion.
- 15. the filmmaking technique in animation where each frame is exposed one at a time and the object being photographed is slightly altered for each picture.
- 16. The written story of a film that supplies dialogue, camera moves, background, staging and action.
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- 2. the person who draws the moving character in an animated film.
- 4. A stop-motion technique in which life-size props or live actors are photographed frame-by-frame. When viewed, they appear to be moving at a fast speed.
- 7. Drawings that are at the beginning and end of a particular pose.
- 8. An individual still picture on a strip of film. 24 frames equal one second of a motion picture.
- 9. Drawings that are inbetween the drawings that are at the beginning and end poses.
- 11. A "storyboard" is a visual representation of a story. Pictures can be sketched on pieces of paper and pinned to a large board, or they can be drawn on a large piece of paper, comic-book style, to represent scenes in a film. A Story sketch should show character, attitude, feelings, entertainment, expressions, type of action, as well as telling the story of what's happening. When you look at a board, it should reflect the feeling of the sequence so the viewer starts to pick up some excitement and stimulation. A story sketch artist at an animation studio us usually an artist who has special interest in illustration, design, appearance, and character.
- 14. An animation technique using a series of still photographs or artwork to create the illusion of motion.