Film Language Tag: 2D animation

The creation of moving pictures in a two-dimensional environment, such as through 'traditional' cel animation or computerized 2d animation software that allows for hand-drawn animation. Morr, Meroz. Animation for Beginners: Getting Started with Animation Filmmaking, 2nd ed. Bloop Animation Studios: 2021. With acknowledgments to Bowdoin College and University of Rochester students Chris Brown, Lizzie Budde, Ian Garton, Allison Kuck, and Sam Li.


Films (8)
Acorn Tree

Acorn Tree, My Neighbor Totoro

Satsuki (Noriko Hidaka) and Mei (Chika Sakamoto) help the Totoros grow the acorn trees.

Destination: Mei (Closing Sequence)

Destination: Mei (Closing Sequence), My Neighbor Totoro

With Totoro's help, Satsuki (Noriko Hidaka) boards the Kitten-Bus to find Mei (Chika Sakamoto).

Lola's First Run

Lola's First Run, Run Lola Run

Lola (Franka Potente) begins her first run through Berlin.

Opening Sequence

Opening Sequence, My Neighbor Totoro

Tatsuo (Shigesato Itoi) and his daughters Satsuki (Noriko Hidaka) and Mei (Chika Sakamoto) arrive in the countryside.

Prisoners Attempt to Destroy Chain

Prisoners Attempt to Destroy Chain, The Defiant Ones

Two prisoners, Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) and John Jackson (Tony Curtis), attempt to break the chain that holds them together.

Rebirth

Rebirth, Run Lola Run

Lola (Franka Potente) begins her second try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).

Rebirth Again

Rebirth Again, Run Lola Run

Lola (Franka Potente) begins her third try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).

Totoro

Totoro, My Neighbor Totoro

Mei (Chika Sakamoto) discovers the three different Totoros that live in the forest.

Series (2)