animation

  • 11animation — (n.) 1590s, action of imparting life, from L. animationem (nom. animatio) an animating, noun of action from pp. stem of animare (see ANIMATE (Cf. animate) (v.)). Meaning vitality is from 1610s. Cinematographic sense is from 1912 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 12animation — [n] liveliness; activity action, ardor, bounce, brio, briskness, buoyancy, dash, dynamism, ebullience, élan, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, high spirits, life, oomph*, passion, pep*, sparkle, spirit …

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  • 13animation — [an΄i mā′shən] n. 1. an animating or being animated 2. an animate condition; life 3. vivacity; brisk, lively quality 4. the preparation of animated cartoons 5. ANIMATED CARTOON …

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  • 14Animation — The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. This animation moves at 10 frames per second. Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2 D or 3 D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of… …

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  • 15Animation — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Animation (homonymie). Exemple d animation L animation consiste à donner l illusion d un mouvement à l aide d une suite d images (voir le cadre ci contre). Ces images peuvent être dessinées …

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  • 16animation — /an euh may sheuhn/, n. 1. animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit: to talk with animation. 2. an act or instance of animating or enlivening. 3. the state or condition of being animated. 4. the process of preparing animated cartoons. [1590 …

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  • 17Animation 3D —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec le cinéma en relief L animation 3D est une technique d animation numérique équivalent à l animation en volume dans un monde virtuel. Les animations 3D sont des œuvres artistiques complexes dont dépendent la… …

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  • 18animation — (donghuapian) The Shanghai Animation Studio (Shanghai meishu dianying) is probably the best known animation studio in China. Founded in the northeast in 1947, the studio was renamed and moved to Shanghai in 1950. It has excelled in both puppet… …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • 19animation —    With a long history in the United Kingdom, animation has developed along different lines to the much larger industry in North America. The lack of a large film distribution network meant a relative scarcity of work for animators in the postwar …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 20Animation —    Despite Karol Irzykowski s pronouncements about the importance of cartoons (where artists have full control over the entire creative process), his ideas had only limited impact on the filmmaking practice. The name of the pioneer of puppet… …

    Guide to cinema