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Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand. Hand animation is more 2D then 3D.

Before the animation really starts, a sound track also known as a "scratch track" is recorded, so that the animation may be more precisely linked to the sound, although in most cases in the 1930s' the sound was recorded after the film had been completed by watching the film and performing the dialogue, music, and sound effects required. Often, a story reel is made after the soundtrack is recorded. The story reel is made of pictures from the storyboard - (the story board is like a giant comic strip wheel of pictures and words so that the animation team can understand the plot etc etc. Often the artists of the storyboard will meet with the director and may have to redraw something many times before it is approved), which are synchronised with the soundtrack.

The process in making hand animation is long. Each character has to be planned and the layout has to be planned. Hand animation is much cheaper than normal animation too. The characters and background are painted onto clear sheets called cels.




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