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Animation is the process of making the illusion of motion and the illusion of change by means of the rapid display of a sequence of images that minimally differ from each other . The illusion  as in motion pictures in general  is thought to rely on the phi phenomenon . Animators are artists who specialize in the creation of animation . Animation can be recorded with either analogue media , a flip book , motion picture film , video tape , digital media , including formats with animated GIF , Flash animation , and digital video . To display animation , a digital camera , computer , or projector are used along with new technologies that are produced . Robert Emerson `` Bob '' Clampett ( May 8 , 1913 -- May 2 , 1984 ) was an American animator , producer , director , and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros . , and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil . Clampett was born and raised not far from Hollywood , and early on expressed an interest in animation and puppetry . After leaving high school a few months shy of graduating in 1931 , Clampett joined the team at Harman - Ising Productions and began working on the studio ' s newest short subjects , titled Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies . Clampett was promoted to a directorial position in 1937 and during his fifteen years at the studio , directed 84 cartoons later deemed classic and designed some of the studio ' s most famous characters , including Porky Pig and Tweety . Among Clampett ' s most acclaimed films are Porky in Wackyland ( 1938 ) , Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs ( 1943 ) and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery ( 1946 ) . Clampett left Warner Bros . Cartoons in 1946 and turned his attention to television , creating the famous puppet show Time for Beany in 1949 . A later animated version of the series , titled Beany and Cecil , ran on ABC for five years beginning in 1962 and ending in 1967 , which was well loved by millions , and credited `` a Bob Clampett Cartoon '' . In his later years , Clampett toured college campuses and animation festivals as a lecturer on the history of animation . His Warner cartoons have seen renewed praise in decades since for their surrealistic qualities , energetic and outrageous animation , and irreverent humor . Animation historian Jerry Beck lauded Clampett for `` putting the word ' looney ' in Looney Tunes . '' Time for Beany is an American television series , with puppets for characters , which aired locally in Los Angeles starting in 1949 and nationally ( via kinescope ) on the improvised Paramount Television Network from ___MASK67___ to 1955 . It was created by animator Bob Clampett , who later reused its core characters in the animated " Beany and Cecil " series . The show won three Primetime Emmy Awards for best children ' s show . A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated film that is created by Adobe Flash ( Now Adobe Animate ) or similar animation software and often distributed in the SWF file format . The term Flash animation refers to both the file format and the medium in which the animation is produced . With dozens of Flash - animated television series , countless more Flash - animated television commercials , and ___MASK75___ - winning online shorts in circulation , Flash animation is currently enjoying a renaissance . The Primetime ___MASK14___ is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming . First given in 1949 , the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Awards " until the first Daytime ___MASK14___ ceremonies were held in the 1970s , and the word " prime time " was added to distinguish between the two .