Draft:Distinguishing Animation Techniques

This page serves as a guide to distinguishing animation techniques.

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

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.