Writing and storyboarding
Animation production usually begins after a story is converted into an animation film script, from which a storyboard is derived. A storyboard has an … See more

Digital ink and paint
The current process, termed "digital ink and paint", is the same as traditional ink and paint until after the animation drawings are completed; instead of being transferred to cels, the animators' drawings are either See more

Among the most common types of animation rostrum cameras was the Oxberry. Such cameras were always made of black anodized aluminum, and commonly had 2 peg bars, 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom of the lightbox. The Oxberry Master … See more

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Cels
The cel animation process was invented by Earl Hurd and John Bray in 1915. The cel is an important innovation to traditional animation, as it … See more

The methods mentioned above describe the techniques of an animation process that originally depended on cels in its final stages, but painted cels are rare today as the computer moves into the animation studio, and the outline drawings are usually scanned … See more

• History of animation
• Animated cartoon
• Computer generated imagery (CGI)
• Computer animation
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