animation vs filming

animation and filming both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animation	Yes	No	No	No
filming	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filming is a hypernym of animation; that is, filming is a word with a broader meaning than animation:

Other hypernyms of animation include cinematography, motion-picture photography.

animation (noun)	filming (noun)
the making of animated cartoons	the act of making a film
general activity and motion
the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
the property of being able to survive and grow
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
the condition of living or the state of being alive