Here are five great films, made by fantastic filmmakers, about young people who make movies.

Oscar-winning director Terry Gilliam started out as a stop motion animator using cut-outs. We found this great film where he shares his tips.

Animation can be produced on computers, using cut-outs, plasticine models or drawing sequences. Find out about the different kinds of animation here.

Disney’s animators came up with the idea of the 12 principles of animation in the 1930s, and they’re just as valid today - check them out here.