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“Old Style” animation, which is more widely known as “cel” animation, was the predominant form of animtion prior to computer generated method. The process consisted of many steps, requiring great attention to detail and much of it absorbed a lot of time. The first step is the storyboard, which functions as a script but is composed of pictures and some words. Next, the soundtrack or “scratch track” is recorded. This is done before any animation so that the animators can more closely synchronize an actors voice to their character on film.An “animatic” or story reel is made next, which is a synchronization of the soundtrack to the storyboards. This functions as a means to check for mistakes or problem, and if any are found, they are corrected. Once the animatic has been approved, character designers create models of characters and objects for the animators to work from and to make their animation more consistent. AT the same time, the directors decides when certain facials expressions will be used by the characters. The next step involves the cinematography, where camera angles, camera paths, lighting, and shading of the scene are determined. Once all this is done, the painstaking animating process begins.