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Luckily, I went to school at CalArts, and then ended up here at Disney, starting in the Animation Building and working my way up. I started as an animator, and then did character designing and storyboarding, and eventually, directing.
Chris Buck

Meaning of "animator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANIMATOR

animator  [ˈænɪˌmeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANIMATOR

noun
adjective
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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Animator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANIMATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Animator

An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depends on the animators' artistic styles and their field. Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists, storyboard artists, and background artists. Animated films share some film crew positions with regular live action films, such as director, producer, sound engineer, and editor, but differ radically in that for most of the history of animation, they did not need most of the crew positions seen on a physical set. In hand-drawn Japanese animation productions, such as in Hayao Miyazaki's films, the key animator handles both layout and key animation.

Definition of animator in the English dictionary

The definition of animator in the dictionary is an artist who produces animated cartoons. Other definition of animator is a person who coordinates or facilitates something, esp a television or radio presenter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANIMATOR


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
amalgamator
əˈmælɡəˌmeɪtə
animater
ˈænɪˌmeɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
collimator
ˈkɒlɪˌmeɪtə
confirmator
ˈkɒnfəˌmeɪtə
cremator
krɪˈmeɪtə
decimator
ˈdesɪˌmeɪtə
dephlegmator
ˌdiːfleɡˈmeɪtə
estimator
ˈɛstɪˌmeɪtə
imprimatur
ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə
lachrymator
ˈlækrɪˌmeɪtə
lacrimator
ˈlækrɪˌmeɪtə
lacrymator
ˈlækrɪˌmeɪtə
legitimator
lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmeɪtə
mater
ˈmeɪtə
Mehta
ˈmeɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
monochromator
ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊmeɪtə
ultimata
ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANIMATOR

animalism
animalist
animalistic
animality
animalization
animalize
animally
animate
animated
animated cartoon
animatedly
animateness
animater
animatic
animatingly
animation
animatism
animato
animatronic
animatronics

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANIMATOR

coordinator
designator
educator
elevator
generator
gladiator
illustrator
indicator
locator
moderator
navigator
operator
predator
radiator
refrigerator
regulator
senator
simulator
translator
vibrator

Synonyms and antonyms of animator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «animator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANIMATOR

Find out the translation of animator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of animator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «animator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动画
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

animador
570 millions of speakers

English

animator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एनिमेटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرسوم المتحركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аниматор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

animador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যানিমেটর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

animateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Animator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Animator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アニメーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애니메이터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Animator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phim hoạt hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனிமேஷன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅनिमेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

animatör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

animatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

animator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аніматор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

animator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

animator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Animator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

animatör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

animatør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of animator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANIMATOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANIMATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about animator

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANIMATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word animator.
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Ralph Bakshi
Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
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Ralph Bakshi
All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
3
David Bolinsky
When I was four years old, some friends of my family took me to see 'Fantasia' and I was totally blown away. From that minute on I wanted to be an animator.
4
Chris Buck
Luckily, I went to school at CalArts, and then ended up here at Disney, starting in the Animation Building and working my way up. I started as an animator, and then did character designing and storyboarding, and eventually, directing.
5
Dan Castellaneta
It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character.
6
Pete Docter
'In-between' is sort of - an animator does the key poses. He'll do extremes, you know, like a character reaching out for a glass of water and then another one of him drinking. And the in-betweener has to do all the drawings that goes between those two. You know it could be 12, 23 whatever in-betweens.
7
David Hornsby
I've always drawn, for example, and I did consider when I was younger, it was either do I become an actor or do I become an animator cartoonist at that point. Do I work at Disneyworld or something and do animated cells or something?
8
Catherine Jinks
Mostly I wanted to be a writer, though for a couple of years there I wanted to be an animator, because I loved drawing and capturing beautiful movements.
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Hayao Miyazaki
To have a film where there's an evil figure and a good person fights against the evil figure and everything becomes a happy ending, that's one way to make a film. But then that means you have to draw, as an animator, the evil figure. And it's not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
10
Dan Scanlon
I was an animator for a while early on, but a 2D animator.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANIMATOR»

Discover the use of animator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to animator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Animator's Survival Kit--Revised Edition: A Manual of ...
In this book, based on his sold-out master classes in the United States and across Europe, Williams provides the underlying principles of animation that every animator--from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer animation whiz - ...
Richard Williams, 2012
2
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles ...
The Academy Award-winning artist behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit? draws on his master instruction classes to demonstrate essential techniques required of animators of any skill level or method, in an updated edition that provides expanded ...
Richard Williams, 2009
3
Animator
Describes the work of an animator.
Jessica Cohn, 2009
4
Virtual Apprentice : Cartoon Animator
Provides a behind-the-scenes look at cartoon animation and the duties, training, and technology involved, and profiles animators and others involved with animation.
Don Rauf, Monique Vescia, 2008
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Computer Animator
Introduces the field of computer animation, describing various jobs in this field and the training and education needed to get them.
Annie O'Donnell, 2000
6
Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for ...
This book is intended to serve as your one-stop how-to animation guide.
Tony White, 2014
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The animator's reference book
Presents a collection of photographs that show a wide range of human motion to help create 2D and 3D computer animation.
Les Pardew, Ross S. Wolfley, 2005
8
The contemporary animator
This book is for students, graduates, producers and freelance animators, showing the world of possibilties open to animators today.
John Halas, 1990
9
Yuri Norstein and Tale of Tales: An Animator's Journey
More than merely a study of one animated film or a biography of its creator, Kitson's investigation encompasses the Soviet culture from which this landmark film emerged and sheds light on creative influences that shaped the work of this ...
Clare Kitson, 2005
10
Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic ...
Animation is a powerful tool for communication. This book reveals key principles, useful for both professional and beginner animators, which will help them harness the full power of this exciting and ever expanding medium.
Ellen Besen, Bryce Hallett, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANIMATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term animator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Japan animator helps bring 'Mad Max' to life
As a middle school student he watched the anime TV show "Mirai Shonen Konan" (Future Boy Conan) and wanted to be an animator. While a ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
On the trail of Shaun in the City
The animator said he hoped the trail, named Shaun in the City, would be as popular as the Gromit Unleashed version two years ago. "In a way ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
3
Animator who worked with Fab Four on the way to QC
Ron Campbell will recreate images from “Yellow Submarine” during his stop at MidCoast Fine Arts, Davenport, later this month. «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
4
Lead Animator
My client?s multi award-winning console team are looking for an exceptionally skilled and highly motivated Lead Animator with a proven track record in ... «Develop, Jul 15»
5
Ex-'Simpsons' animator draws inspiration from toys for 'ZodiX' cartoon
Tran, who was inspired to become an animator after watching "Jurassic Park," the 1993 dinosaur adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, ... «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»
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From Hanna-Barbera to Walt Disney: An animator's journey
He started his career as an assistant animator at Fil-Cartoons, a Manila-based Hanna-Barbera studio that was behind some of the Saturday ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
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Simpsons' Animator Captures The Wonderfully Mundane Lives Of …
Climo is a California-based illustrator and animator. By day, she works as a character artist and storyboard revisionist for “The Simpsons;” but ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
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2D Animator
We are looking for a 2D After Effects animator to join our small team on a full-time basis. This position is full time. Please do not apply if you are ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jul 15»
9
Celebrated Russian animator on his latest film and the end of cinema
A major international animated film festival being held in Annecy, France, has awarded its grand prix in the short film category to Konstantin ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jun 15»
10
An Idiot's Guide to becoming a Multi-Oscar nominated Irish Animator
With not one but two Oscar nominations under their belt, Ireland's Cartoon Saloon are clearly doing something right. But, how do the numbers ... «The Irish Film Television Network, Jun 15»

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