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What EXACTLY constitutes a Bank cel?
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What EXACTLY constitutes a Bank cel?
I own a cel that was used twice in two different episodes. Is it a Bank cel? And precisely what makes it Bank? Is it just mean that it was used multiple times in different episodes? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
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Re: What EXACTLY constitutes a Bank cel?
From what I always understood is that a Bank sequence was one that was used multipule times in a series so even being repeated once should qualify as a Bank set.
Banks were a "time saving" device to save on labor and time reproducing the same sequence such as a transformation into a magical girl used in Sailor Moon, UFO Princess Valkyrie and others. Bank sequences, Op, Ed & Eyecatch were all "tricks" to reduce the amount of "original" animation that went into the "30 minute less comercials" show produced each week thus reducing the cost per episode.
Banks were a "time saving" device to save on labor and time reproducing the same sequence such as a transformation into a magical girl used in Sailor Moon, UFO Princess Valkyrie and others. Bank sequences, Op, Ed & Eyecatch were all "tricks" to reduce the amount of "original" animation that went into the "30 minute less comercials" show produced each week thus reducing the cost per episode.
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