Animation is a type of optical illusion. It involves the appearance
of motion caused by displaying still images one after another. Often,
animation is used for entertainment purposes.
In addition to its
use for entertainment, animation is considered a form of art. It is
often displayed and celebrated in film festivals throughout the world.
Also used for educational purposes, animation has a place in learning
and instructional applications as well.
Cartoon animation
is often considered to be animation in its classic form. The animated
cartoon made its debut in the early part of the 20th century and calls
for the use of 24 different drawings per second. In traditional
animated cartoons, frames are hand drawn.
Animation is both
time-consuming and costly to produce. For this reason, most of the
animation made for television and film is produced by professorial
studios. However, there are also many independent studios. In fact,
there are many resources, such as lower-cost animation programs and distribution networks, that make the work of the independent animator much easier than it was in the past.
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