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Acetate - clear plastic material used for animation cells

Action - what happens and what the characters do in an animated film

Animation - the process of creating apparent movement of still drawings and objects by making slight changes in their positions and then taking a photograph

Audio - all the sounds in a film

Background - anything behind the main action or charters

Baseboard - the flat surface of an animation stand used to to position artwork for photography

Cel - a rectangular sheet of acetate used to ink and paint animation

Computer Animation - animation done with a computer

Continuity -the flow of action, dialogue, sound, and style of art in a story

Cut - an instant change from one screen or position to another

Dialogue - what the characters say in a film

Dope Sheet - the chart use to direct all aspects of shooting a film

Editing - putting all the frames together to form a complete film

Extremes - drawings showing the beginning and the end positions of a action

Flip Book - a series of drawings put together in book form to create a miniature animation film

Foreground - art that looks like it is in front of the principle action

Frame-Counting Jig - a device used to hold opaque film while scratch off drawings are made

In- Betweens - drawings made in between the extreme drawings to create a smooth flow of movement

Inking - tracing a drawing on a cell

Japanimation - Japanese animation

Lip Synchronization - making the mouth movements coincide with the speech sounds

Metamorphosis - a technique in which an object slowly transforms into another

Opaquing - adding opaque color to an animation cell

Panning Backgrounds - a background that is moved as animation cels are exposed in front of it

Peg Bar - a flat strip of metal or plastic that register pegs are put on

Persistence of Vision - the eye retains an image for a split second after it is removed

Pixalation - the technique of using people as animated figures in single frame photography

Production - generally refers to to all phases of the creation of a film

Register - the precise alignment of successive drawings or cells to make sure they are aligned when photographing

Rotoscoping - a sophisticated technique which involves first filming live action then tracing the models

Sequence - many frames comprising one action

Sound Effects - sounds from any other source than dialogue, voice-over, and background music

Special Effects - visual gimmicks created by manipulating camera angles, art work, or by buy using computer generated images

Stop Motion Animation - technique involving puppets or clay figures that are moved a little bit at a time and photographed after each movement

Storyboard - a visual description of what is going to happen in a film