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zip The character anticipates an exit, then holds. But instead of animating out, the artist

takes the character off with sound effects and smoke or dust animation on screen to create

the impression of the character having exited so fast that our eyes couldn’t follow the action.

zoetrope An early device, using a moving cylinder with drawings inside, to simulate

motion. Similar to the praxinoscope. A succession of slits acts like a shutter on a projector.

This “wheel of life” was the forerunner of the motion picture. Invented in 1834 by George

Horner.

zoom The camera pulls in or pushes back. In traditional animation this is a physical move

of the camera, not just a movement of the lens.

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