tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli, ðə flˈæt sˈɜːfɪs ðætðɪ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən ɹˈɛsts ˌɔn ɪz sˌʌm kˈaɪnd ʌv tˈeɪbəl ðætðɪ ˈænɪmˌeɪɾɚ sˈɪts æt.
Traditionally, the flat surface that the animation rests on is some kind of table that the animator sits at.