AVID:Distinguishing Animation Techniques

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum



This page serves as a guide to distinguishing animation techniques.


Camera-controlled

Computer animation

Scanimate

A form of early/analog computer animation. This type of animation was prevalent in the late 1960s-1970s. Technique: Scanimate.

Examples

CGI

Live-action

Model work

Traditional animation

Cel animation

Hand-drawn animation where each frame is drawn on celluloids.

Backlit animation

Oxberry animation cameras were often used

Rotoscoping

A technique using animated frames traced over existing footage, thus creating realistic animation.

Vision mixer/production switcher

Grass Valley 300 production switcher effects

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