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In traditional animated film production, a transparent sheet of celluloid on which a single phase of animation is drawn. Several such sheets are layered on top of one another for one image.
Für eine Sekunde Film wurden früher 24 von Hand bemalte Cells benötigt.
In the past, 24 hand-painted cels were needed for one second of film.
The German word 'das Cell' is used almost exclusively for the animation cel. The English word 'cell' has many other meanings, e.g. biological cell, prison cell, battery cell, which have different words in German.
In der Biologie spricht man von 'der Zelle', nicht 'dem Cell'.
In biology, people say 'die Zelle' (the cell), not 'dem Cell'.
'Das Cell' is a technical term from traditional animated film production. Outside this context, the word is practically not used.
Im Museum für Filmgeschichte kann man originale Cells aus berühmten Zeichentrickfilmen sehen.
In the museum of film history, you can see original cels from famous animated films.
The name 'Cell' is an abbreviation of the material 'Zelluloid' (celluloid), from which the transparent sheets were originally made. This information helps you remember the meaning.
Die Animatoren malten direkt auf das teure Zelluloid.
The animators painted directly onto the expensive celluloid.
film / slide
A Folie is generally a thin, flexible material and can also serve as a transparent sheet. A Cell, on the other hand, is the specific transparent sheet with a drawn animation phase used in traditional animated film production. In the context of film technology, Cell is therefore more precise.
Die Zeichnerin malt die nächste Animationsphase auf ein Cell.
The artist paints the next animation phase on a cel.
Die Zeichnerin legt eine durchsichtige Folie über den Hintergrund.
The artist places a transparent sheet over the background.
