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Animation forms & techniques · Specialist

3D animation

Also called: CG animation

ELI5

Animation created with three-dimensional digital models, cameras and environments.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the 3D animation in previs before we lock the VFX approach.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “3D animation” in vfx, virtual production & animation conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains image creation that extends beyond straightforward live-action photography.

Connected terms

  • CG animationThe search label “CG animation” can route to both entries.
  • Animation3D animation is a narrower kind of Animation.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.