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Explanation of the cell animation technique of the film “If you know what I mean”. The maker draws the moving parts of the animation on transparent sheets, or "cells". 24 cells are needed for one second of cartoon. The advantage is that fewer drawings are required, because the cells can be reused with the same movement. At the beginning of the last century, cell animation was invented in America. Thanks to Walt Disney, cartoon became a market product that had to be made quickly. To save time, a technique was devised whereby moving parts and non-moving parts of the drawing can be separated from each other. The animation is first put in pencil (line drawing) and then on a clear transparent sheet (cell). The transparency makes it possible to work in several layers over each other. The backgrounds always remain visible and do not have to be redrawn each time, which saves a lot of time.
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