In reference to the 'time sculpted extrusion block' or 'geometry loaf' slice-reveal technique, Daniels coined the visual results or look as ‘insanimation’ in 1984 while a graduate student at Cal Arts.
ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə tˈaɪm skˈʌlptᵻd ɛkstɹˈuːʒən blˈɑːk ɔːɹ dʒiˈɑːmətɹi lˈoʊf slˈaɪsɹᵻvˈiːl tɛknˈiːk, dˈænjəlz kˈɔɪnd ðə vˈɪʒuːəl ɹɪzˈʌlts ɔːɹ lˈʊk æz ɪnsˌænɪmˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ wˌaɪl ɐ ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənt æt kˈæl ˈɑːɹts.