The Animation Process: A Technical Marvel
Animation requires 24 still frames per second, meaning around 80,000 drawings for a feature film — before layers for multiple characters, backgrounds, and effects. Ben walks through every step: story reels, bar sheets syncing frame to dialogue syllable, ink-and-paint departments (almost exclusively women), and the multiplane camera — a 12-foot-tall device that creates parallax depth through layered glass panes. One frame at a time.
