Question

what is an animation

Answer 1

animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI).

Answer 2

the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence. i.e. using Photoshop