noun
animator
AN-ih-may-ter/ˈænɪmeɪtər/
Someone who brings something to life or apparent movement.
The animator adjusts the character's pose before creating the next frame.
Etymology
An animator was originally someone or something that enlivened or inspired. The filmmaking sense makes this life-giving role visual: the artist gives drawings or models the appearance of living movement.
In context
my friend kieran who's an animator he animated a music video for like a song that i had made
More examples
- Several animators collaborate on the short film.
- She is the main animator of the town's lively arts scene.
- The digital animator studies real animals to make convincing movements.
Forms
animator · animators
Similar words
- cartoonist
- May create still drawings rather than animated movement.
- motivator
- Energizes people without necessarily creating moving images.