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Animation and cinema are related but not equivalent concepts.

Animation refers to a method of image creation based on frame-by-frame manipulation—whether drawn, digitally generated, or physically constructed. Its defining feature is that motion is artificially produced, not captured from real-time physical reality. The term therefore describes a technique or mode of production.

Cinema, by contrast, denotes the entire field of film: its artistic practices, industrial systems, technological infrastructures, narrative conventions, and cultural meanings. Cinema encompasses live-action film, animation, documentary, experimental film, and all other moving-image forms. It is both an art form and a cultural institution.

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This is a fundamental question in film studies. Animation is a form of cinema, but cinema is not exclusively animation.

Think of it like this: "All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares." All animation is a type of filmmaking (cinema), but cinema also includes live-action.

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Different forms of expression: animation, like，moving comics. it has a story line .

Movies need to write scripts and choose roles.

Cinemas need to write scripts, select characters, shoot and edit, and animation can be done in the studio.

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Animation is not equivalent to cinema; instead, it is a form of artistic expression that can be presented through the cinema medium.

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Animation can satisfy people's imagination, such as magic and flying through the air on a sword. The visuals in animation can present things that cameras cannot capture.

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movie chase to be photographic realism while animate chase to be stylized realizm they all need the logic of the protagonists to be same

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Animation can be a type of film. It fits the core definition of film as a motion picture created via sequential images, but uses techniques like drawing or 3D modeling instead of live-action shooting to tell stories visually.

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Animations are not equal to cinema. Anime is one type of cinema.

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Anime is a genre of film.

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It's not a lesser category; it's a different, equally valid pathway to achieving the same goal: telling stories through moving images. The distinction is a technical one , method of creation, not an artistic one, purpose and power.

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Animation＝Kind of cinema

Cinema ≠ Animation

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Animation and film are both branches of art, with animation being a subset of film. I believe animation places greater demands on a director's observation of life's minutiae, whereas film possesses a stronger narrative quality.

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animation could related with cinema but can equal to cinema.

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I think animation is not only a form of film, but also a breakthrough for live-action films. For instance, the newly released animated film "Nezha" this year has enabled the audience to experience the shock of special effects and the charm of animation.

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【全片！原创动画《浮生一戏》-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/P7rRDMl

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Animation can be made into a cinema, but it can also be made into a TV series. Similarly, the cinema contains animation, but it also has live action.

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On a narrative level, animation and film are the same. They are the output of the perceptual content of the human spirit into an external form that can be manifested. But in the form of realization, the film uses more realistic material. Animation is virtually produced entirely with the help of software.

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Animation can exist independently of a film or as part of a film (such as an animated film).

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maybe cinema can be consider as a wider meaning in movie industry, but animation means they are more emphasise the fluency of the action in a movie.

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Animation has the similar techniques as cinema does. But animations could achieve some creative effect that cinema couldn’t achieve or hard to replicate.

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Animation is linked to cinema, but I don't think animation is cinema. Animation is more like in the field of cartoon, but a cinema can be have real human participators.

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Bringing a drawn mouse to life is Mickey Mouse animation; documenting the story of a real mouse is cinema.

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Movies mainly create content through shooting real scenes, actors' performances, and other means, capturing the light, shadow, and movements in the real world. Animation, on the other hand, creates virtual characters, scenes, and other elements through hand drawing, computer graphics, and other methods. It can break through the physical limitations of the real world and create more fantastic and exaggerated content.

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Animation is a part of cinema. Animation tends to be more interesting and use different forms to make characters vivid.

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It depends on the category, if the film is a documentary or comedy that base on our daily life, animation is a kind of equipment, making films more immersive or touching. But for that fiction or horror film, or animated film, animation is a part of the film, without animation the film isn’t a film.

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I think part of animation belongs to film. Because now there are animated movies, and it has the plot and the character design of the movie. But at the same time the animation is done by painting, but the film is done by camera.

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Animation can be counted as a type of cinema . Cinemas are like moving stories, with characters, plots, and sounds. The same is true of animation, but the characters and scenes in animation are not shot with real people or real things, they are drawn or made by computers, and then they are made to move, and the sound is added to tell the story.

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I think animation is really a kind of film, it has its own unique charm and expression. Whether in terms of story, picture effect or artistic style, animation can bring us a different viewing experience.

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Animation can be an abstract, completely fictional world that can use a lot of imagination. I think movies are more realistic and close to real life

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Animation usually creates moving images by drawing a series of consecutive frames, and has a rich imagination and unique artistic style; whereas film focuses on real or fictional worlds through live action, and has a wider range of expressive content and more complex narrative techniques

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These two art forms can intersect but can also distinctly different depending on how artists and storytellers choose to use them. Abstract animation, art video, experimental animation, might not accomplish the narrative goals of most cinema.

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movies are not equal to animation! Film is a comprehensive art form, which tells the story through a variety of elements such as picture, sound effect and plot, and brings visual and auditory enjoyment to the audience. Animation, on the other hand, is just a form of expression of film, which presents dynamic effects by drawing a series of continuous pictures.

Animation can be part of a movie, such as an animated film

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yes they are all ART. but definitely some differents， the general answer is yes

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I disagree. Animation focuses on the representation of animation as a film technology and its works, while Cinema emphasizes the concept of the film as a whole, covering all aspects of the film.

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From the emotional depth of Studio Ghibli films to the groundbreaking visual effects in Pixar movies, animation has proven itself to be just as impactful and influential as any other form of cinema.

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Animation is a technique used in filmmaking, while cinema is a broader field that includes multiple forms of visual storytelling, including animation. Animation is a subcategory of cinema that focuses on the use of animation techniques to tell stories.

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No

The cinema is more of a documentary adaptation of real events, while the animation is more of a fantasy without much basis in reality.

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Animation is indeed a form of cinema. It’s a medium within the cinematic arts, using unique techniques to bring characters, worlds, and stories to life through frame-by-frame visuals rather than live-action recordings. Like traditional cinema, animation uses camera angles, lighting, sound, and editing to create emotion and narrative flow. Animated films share the same storytelling goals and cinematic tools as live-action films but express them through artistic, often exaggerated, styles that can bring elements to life in ways that live-action cannot.

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Animations can be made into movies, but movies don't have to be animations.

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Animation is a series of visual forms composed of images in different space-time states.

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Is this animation or cinema? Or both?

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1QqpbeSEtJ/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

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Inception's inception- Paprika

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Satoshi Kon

The theme of "mixture of fiction and reality" is a keyword that symbolises Kon Satoshi's works, and he repeatedly depicts the relationship between "fiction and reality" with various approaches in each of his works.

"Satoshi Kon used the hand-drawn medium to explore social stigmas and the human psyche, casting a light on our complexities in ways that might have failed in live action. Much of it was gritty, intense and, at times, even nightmarish. Kon didn't shy away from mature subject matter or live-action sensibilities in his work, and his films will always occupy a fascinating middle ground between 'cartoons' and the world as we know it." -- Dean DeBlois

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A Colour Box - Len Lye (1935)

Len Lye (1901 – 1980) was a New Zealand artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculptures.

In the A Colour Box (1935) Lye painted long, continuous patterns on the 35 mm film stock, without frame lines to separate individual film frames and with few splices used. He used combs or sticks to create linear patterns on the film stock.

Public Comments:

"Imagine how hard it'd be to synchronise something like this by hand in 1935"

"Wait, how?! Was it painted directly on the celluloid? How did they made copies?"

"just watched this on a "Secrets of British Animation" programme on BBC 4, and I learnt that if you pause on some of the frames you can see Lye's fingerprints where he applied the paint on the film"

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Do you consider Animation as a form of Cinema?

Cinema is often limited to live-action, but animation challenges that view, offering a unique realm of visual storytelling.

Animation can depict abstract concepts and inner thoughts visually, blurring lines between film, art, and imagination. Hence, animation extends the traditional scope of cinema.

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Animation = Cinema?

Animation and cinema are both storytelling mediums for sure. Animation expands cinema's possibilities with imagination, offering fantastical worlds beyond live-action limitations.

Yet, cinema traditionally refers to live-action films. Thus, animation is a part of cinema, bridging progression from static art to dynamic storytelling.