Many animations are computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Animation has been recognized as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets ( cels) to be photographed and exhibited on film. The bouncing ball animation above consists of these six frames repeated indefinitely.Īnimation is the method that encompasses myriad filmmaking techniques, by which still images are manipulated to create moving images.
