Here we deal with the effect of volume and perspective. The impression of a three dimensional animated object is usually created using CG technologies, both manually and with special software. At present, this term is also often used for classical animated films using puppets as well as other spatial objects made by hand. This can become quite conf [..]

This term encompasses projects made on a flat surface, such as drawn and cut-out animation. We understand this to be animation created in two dimensions, or two axes: x and y. In traditional animation it means drawing on paper, or painting on celluloid acetate, special foils, or glass, whether the animation is shot directly with a camera or with th [..]

A simplified animation of the whole work, the aim of which is to be able to evaluate the effect of the film, its length, and understandability to the viewer and creator. It is made according to a prepared script, in full length. In its simplest form, it comprises of images taken from a storyboard and put onto a timeline where each picture's length [..]

One of the key members of the creative team in animated films or advertisements.

Besides the essential skills and abilities, the art designer of animated films must be able to assess certain technological and stylistic specifics in this field. Generally, they deal with different size and ratios, where undesired texture of objects can become apparent, set design problems connected with image stylization, restrictions resulting f [..]

Classical stop motion animation, where the dominant material used for creating puppets is specially tinted clay. This clay is either animated alone or the puppet is made with a combination of a clay (plasticine) and other materials. As with classical puppets, the clay puppet usually also has an armature that carries the body of the figure, and enab [..]

Even though the main skills of a cameraman (composition, lighting, camera motion), should be similar to that of a cameraman's profession in live action film, it is necessary to point out that in animated film the cameraman must work with an even finer sense of aesthetics. As well as the art designer, the cameraman usually takes on other professions [..]

Layout is a term derived from graphical and print processes. It is the compositional arrangement of a page, its colours, typography, and photographs, used in publishing. In animation the term layout is used especially in drawn animation as well as in 3D film, where it is necessary to design and plan the work process and production of individual seg [..]

The test of an animated sequence (shot), or its part, before finalization. Usually one shot is scanned/shot or loaded (in the case of CG animation) for the needs of the animator or director, before colouring and placing in the final picture. After it is checked, the shot can be re-animated, adjusted, or re-timed before it is passed on in the produc [..]

In the time when there were no computers, it was a practically unknown activity, which basically involves: creating special effects, adjustment and combination of shots (image layers), inserting real shots into animation and vice versa, animating graphics, credits, format adjustment, additional adjustment of camera motion, and so on. In the final p [..]