Eli5: how did animation work before computers?

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Did people literally just draw thousands of pictures that looked almost identical and then they stitched them together, like a flip book? How did they do it, and how was it even remotely cost-effective and worth the effort?

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Watch the [Mickey documentary on Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/mickey-the-story-of-a-mouse/8DXLYGqqc4CT). That might ELI5. ([Final Product.](https://twitter.com/disneyapromos/status/1594402056755941380?lang=en))

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