“Animated Films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame (stop-frame cinematography). Usually, each frame differs slightly from the one preceding it, giving the illusion of movement when frames are projected in rapid succession at 24 frames per second.”
Today this has helped us in the movie industry as well. With this comes terms such as Video Editing, Video Production, 2D & 3D Animation, cartoons, and Info-graphics.
Big names have also contributed to this evolutionary development. Names such as Disney and Pixar with their iconic character, Mickey Mouse.