Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of visuals in order to create an illusion of movement or change.
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of visuals in order to create an illusion of movement or change. The elements of animation are typically images or mathematical renderings. Animation effects can be 2D or 3D.
The most common method of presenting animation is as a motion picture or video program, although there are other methods. This type of presentation is usually accomplished with a camera and a projector or a computer viewing screen which can rapidly cycle through images in a sequence. Animation can be made with either hand-rendered art, computer-generated imagery, or three-dimensional objects, e.g., puppets or clay figures, or a combination of techniques. The position of each object in any particular image relates to the position of that object in the previous and following images so that the objects each appear to fluidly move independently of one another. The viewing device displays these images in rapid succession, usually 24, 25, or 30 frames per second.
