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| Animation | The rapid display of images in a specific order that give the illusion of movement. |
| Armature | In stop motion animation is a skeletal type frame used to give support or rigidity to clay or other malleable material. |
| Audience | The group of people you imagine will watch the end product that you create. |
| Brickfilms | The animation of LEGO® characters to create short films. |
| Cel | A type of animation made by drawing pictures on to a clear plastic sheet one by one. |
| Claymation | A type of animation made by taking photos of clay characters, moving the characters slightly between each shot. |
| Frame | One single picture or cell that makes up a fraction of a second of time in an animated image. |
| Group | Is a command in Power Point under "Draw" on the Drawing toolbar used to select multiple objects and combine them so that you can work with them as if they were a single object. |
| Message | The most important concepts or ideas you would like to communicate with your project. |
| Object | A graphic (drawing), table, chart or other form of information in Microsoft Power Point. |
| Persistence of Vision | The ability of the human eye to keep an image in view for a split second after the image has been removed from sight. |
| Pixilation | A type of stop-motion animation that photographs people to give the illusion of seemingly impossible actions. |
| Props | Items either created or brought in from home that will add interest to the set or be used by the animated characters. |
| Resizing Arrows | A cursor symbol that appears when you move your cursor over a "handle" When you see these symbols you can click and drag to change the size of the object. |
| Rotoscoping | Made by tracing over live-action film movement frame by frame |
| Scene | A small part of the overall story such as the introduction of a character or conflict. |
| Set | The background area which will be set up as a wall behind the action. The set might also include props. |
| Stop-Motion | A type of animation made by taking photos of any objects, moving the objects slightly between each shot. |
| Storyboard | Tool for planning visual media like animation, video and even websites. |
| Characters | The clay or Lego people that you manipulate to make your movie. |
| Voice Over’s | The voice of an unseen narrator, or of an onscreen character not seen speaking, in a movie or a television broadcast. |
| Credits | A list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film. |
| Back light | Illuminate the subject from behind. |
| Background light | Illuminate the background of a shot. |
