It’s an animated film that tells a story by moving illustrated characters and objects.

To create this illusion, the steps of their movements are drawn in a sequence of images.

In the movie theatre, these images are projected at high speed: twenty-four per second. This is what gives our eyes the impression of movement.

But how do you make a cartoon?

It all starts with the story. The scriptwriters write the plot.

The team then creates the storyboard. It’s like a comic strip, without the speech bubbles. It’s the plan.

Then it’s time for illustration and animation. There are a number of techniques for this.

Backgrounds can be hand-painted. Then the characters’ movements are drawn on transparent sheets. Each step is superimposed and captured on camera.