Animation is the process whereby still pictures are turned into moving pictures. This is done by flashing a series of images before the eye in rapid succession. Individual drawings are called cells , individual photographs are called frames .
Animation is used in cartoons, television, and film.
The greater the number of images used, the smoother the animation will be. In film, for example, still images go by at a rate of 24 frames per second. Most cartoons use about 12 cells per second. Of all animation techniques, the flipbook is one of the easiest and most familiar. A flipbook is a booklet containing a series of images that, when you thumb through quickly, are animated.