3D Animation
The category of animation including cut-out animation, pixilation, and claymation.
Stopmotion
Name the professional software we used this week to create 2D Digital animations.
Adobe Animate/Flash
A short video showcasing an animator’s best work.
Reel
A person who creates movement for characters, objects, or environments in an animated project.
Animator
What expression was David suggested to remove from his animation of a major mascot while working on a client project.
Hang-Loose Hand Sign
The kind of animation used for films like Chicken Run, Coraline, and more.
Claymation
What is the transparent plastic film used for drawing individual animation frames before the digital era?
Celluloid
A written explanation of an artist’s ideas, style, and creative goals.
Artist Statement
A professional who records and creates all the background noises, footsteps, and sound effects for animated scenes.
A sequence of frames that repeats seamlessly to create the illusion of continuous motion
Cycle
What is “rigging” in animation?
Creating a structure, skeleton or "bones" inside a 3D model so it can be animated.
What is 'frame-by-frame' in animation?
An animation method where each individual frame is drawn or created separately.
A collection of an artist’s best projects to show their skills.
Portfolio
The process of recording dialogue to match the movement of animated or live-action characters.
ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)
The process of creating the in-between frames that make movement smooth between two keyframes.
Tweening
What is the difference between “pose-to-pose” and “straight-ahead” animation?
Pose-to-pose plans major poses first, then fills in between; straight-ahead works from start to finish in order.
What patented technology helped Disney Bros. and Fleischer Bros. create realistic background layers
Multi-Plane Camera
The on-screen area in animation software where you create and edit your work.
Workspace
A person who decides where the virtual camera is placed and how shots are framed in an animation.
Layout Artist
A person who designs and paints the environments or backgrounds for animated films and shows.
Background artist (or environment artist)
What’s the term for combining live-action video and 3D animation together?
Compositing (or visual effects / VFX)
What artistic method did Fleischer Bros. use to draw smooth human-like movements for fictional characters.
Rotoscoping
Keyboard combinations that quickly perform commands in animation software.
Keyboard Shortcuts
A person who creates and applies textures, colors, and surface details to 3D models.
Texture Artist
Which part of Dante's Inferno is represented in the storyline of Episode 2 of Over the Garden Wall, "Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee"
Limbo