An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. How this person actually creates animation depends on the field in which he or she works.
The use of computer animation as a way of achieving the otherwise impossible in conventionally shot movies has led to the term "computer generated imagery" being used, though the term has become hard to distinguish from computer animation as it is now used in referring to 3Dmovies that are entirely animated.
Animation is also celebrated as an artform (sometimes it receives government funding; this was especially common in Eastern Europe in the Communist era), and is showcased in many film festivals worldwide.
Because animation is very time-consuming and often very expensive to produce, the majority of animation for TV and movies comes from professional animationstudios.