An animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames and key frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an animation piece requires the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depends on the animators' artistic styles and their field.

Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists (who design the backgrounds, lighting, and camera angles), storyboard artists (who draw panels of the action from the script), and background artists (who paint the "scenery"). Moreover, voice actors, musicians and other talent may be added as necessary to give the animation additional depth.

Specialized fields

Among the specialized categorizations of animators are character animators (artists who specialize in character movement, dialogue, acting, etc.) and special effects animators (who animate anything that is not a character; most commonly vehicles, machinery, and natural phenomena such as rain, snow, and water).

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How many animators are in the world today?
Q. Hi how many animators are in the world today in the future i wish to become one. And how many will be in around about 2015
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A. 3
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Does anyone know any good free gif animators online?
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A. You can make one from videos here
Answered by stallion - Sat Sep 20 20:42:43 2008

What do professional animators use to produce their animations?
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A. dude i have been looking for a while and i found that thiis one is excellant:
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