Publication Characteristics

Animation

A film or video wholly or partially created by photographing drawings, sculptures, or other inanimate things in sequence to create the illusion of motion. Animations are also generated by computers. (From Moving Image Materials: Genre Terms, 1988)

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Abstract

A film or video wholly or partially created by photographing drawings, sculptures, or other inanimate things in sequence to create the illusion of motion. Animations are also generated by computers. (From Moving Image Materials: Genre Terms, 1988)

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Indexing Annotation

This heading is used as a Publication Type. Animation as a subject is indexed under the main heading MOTION PICTURES. INDEXER: Do not use

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History Note

2008(1997)

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  1. V01.110w
  2. V02.120w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019486. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019486
  2. Animation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation
  3. Animation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11425