Animation/differences

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Expert: - 9/26/2008


Question
My 15 year old daughter was sitting with a grooup of her peers and made a comment that there was a difference between cartoon and animation which the group laughed at her and told her there was no difference. I would like to know if you would say there was or wasn't and could I have an explanation of how either way.
Thank you

Answer
They are both right.

A cartoon, like a Bugs Bunny film cartoon is animation.
A newspaper strip or "comics" in a book are also cartoons, but are not animation.
Cartoons are turned into animation all the time. Cartoons are not animation until its moving.

Here are a couple of origins and definitions that I found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation

Hope this helps.

Russell

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Russell Calabrese

Expertise

Technical questions about hand drawn and computer animation techniques and production. Historical questions about cartoons and animation.

Experience

30+ years as an Animator, Director and Producer of Television, Feature, Commercial and Independent Animation.

Organizations
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Senior Governorof the Animation Peer Group) Executive Board Member of The Animation Guild ASIFA Hollywood

Education/Credentials
SVA, Rutgers University

Awards and Honors
Emmy Award winning Director 2007 "Where's Lazlo?: Camp Lazlo"
Emmy Award winning Director 1999 for "Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain"

Past/Present Clients
Warner Brothers, Disney, Cartoon Network

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