animator
noun
an·i·ma·tor
ˈa-nə-ˌmā-tər 
1
: one that animates
prime animator of the movement
2
: an artist who is involved in creating animated cartoons
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Mann and his animators smartly dramatize the onset of puberty as a major office disruption, as the emotions are suddenly forced to operate a new and not exactly improved console that overreacts to their every touch, causing Riley to experience wild mood swings.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The film was produced by Rudolf Ising and Hugh Harman — two animators who bounced around from studio to studio throughout the Golden Age of Animation.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) represents nearly 170,000 members working in Hollywood as hair and makeup artists, wardrobe department workers, broadcast techs, designers, animators, AV techs, scenic artists and more.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 10 June 2024
That’s how deeply embedded the film, directed by famed animator Don Bluth, and its characters are in the psyches of people who grew up in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The film was produced by Rudolf Ising and Hugh Harman — two animators who bounced around from studio to studio throughout the Golden Age of Animation.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) represents nearly 170,000 members working in Hollywood as hair and makeup artists, wardrobe department workers, broadcast techs, designers, animators, AV techs, scenic artists and more.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 10 June 2024
That’s how deeply embedded the film, directed by famed animator Don Bluth, and its characters are in the psyches of people who grew up in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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animator
noun
an·i·ma·tor
ˈan-ə-ˌmāt-ər
: someone who makes an animated cartoon
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