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Most of Pixar 3D's computer animation is entrenched in stop motion animation of 3D models or frame by frame animation of 2D illustrations. Currently, Pixar builds digital 3D models harnessed with...

From complex virtual worlds to life-like characters, computer animation offers breathtaking imagery that can enhance a film or television production. But perhaps you have more modest plans in...

Vancouver Effects & Animation Festival showcases 2D/3D animation, stop-motion animation and special effects. The six-day festival was founded in 1999. The event welcomes first-time efforts as...

Animation cameras are, in reality, just regular film cameras with the addition of a very important piece of equipment. A long cord with a button on the end of it called a "Remote Switch" allows...

Anime simply means animation; but is used to refer specifically to a recent style of Asian animation. It can be seen on Japanese TV morning, noon and night. The content of anime can include...

Building on the popular 3D animation, 4D has added a time and space concept to it's dimensions. Animators are now capable to move an object around its own mirror image. This has been a...

Disney's newest big production, "The Princess and the Frog" is due to be released in movie theaters December 11. The Disney company considered this movie to be a "gamble"...

Producing Japanese animation, or anime, is a multi-step process that includes not only animation, but much planning of both story and art as well as post-production work done after the animation.

Adobe Flash is a powerful program that you can use to create animated movies. The software is easy to learn and simple to navigate for beginners, while including plenty of advanced features that...

Anime is the Japanese term for animation, while manga is the Japanese term for comic books. Outside of Japan, particularly in the United States, the two terms are used to describe animation and...

Writing a script for animation is similar to writing a live-action script. The format for an animation script is the same as for a live-action script. Formatting a screenplay or script can be done...

Although a feature-length, photorealistic computer animation will take years and expensive equipment to produce, budding animators can take advantage of technological advances to produce...

Animated movies have been around for decades and are so important to the film industry they have their own category at the Academy Awards. For novice filmmakers, animation may seem like a huge...

Animation is a sequence of still pictures displayed in such a way to create the illusion of motion. Traditional animation uses techniques before computers existed but the methods are still used...

The words "special effects animation" conjure up images of starships blowing away asteroids in some distant galaxy light years away. Although blowing up make-believe spaceships is part of special...

Producing and making computer animated movies can mean the same thing. Producing could also involve the post-production and other activities to get the movie to an audience, big or small. Once...

Are you interested in making computer generated animation but don’t know where to start? There are many aspects in learning how to produce 3d animation. This article will guide you to make...

The "starving artist" is a cliché that has been around for a long time, and while this was once the case, it's not so true anymore with advent of the video game and other animation...

With the popularity of such films as "Lord of the Rings" and "Jurassic Park" as well as "Toy Story" and "Shrek," the capabilities of computer animation have been brought sharply into focus. ...

Anime is any animation that originates in Japan. Anime encompasses a variety of styles and techniques, including traditionally drawn animation and newer computer animation techniques. Today, anime...

Animators draw both by hand and computer to create a series of pictures that make up the cartoons seen in movies, television programs, advertisements and video games. An animator's expertise may...

Animation in Malaysia has origins in the puppetry style of Wayang Kulit, wherein the characters are controlled by the storyteller, or Tok Dalang. The manipulations in this art form inspired German...

Japanese animation has a long, rich history in film, TV and video production. The production of animation in Japan has been at times fashionable in the west and completely ignored by western...

Animation movies today may be complex designs of 3-D computer graphics, but the simpler methods of animation used for many years can still work. The two most widespread animation methods are...

Anime, Japanimation or just plain Japanese animation, these are the names given to the singular branch of animated media produced by the country. From its sleek, futuristic robots to its dainty,...

Claymation is a rare form of animation today, but movies like "The Corpse Bride" and "Coraline" are keeping it alive. Claymation is a great for new animation filmmakers to learn the craft and...

Artists have been using computers to make the process of animation faster, easier and more cost effective since the 1980s. Computer animation has also allowed for a new level of realism that could...

"Air" is an anime (Japanese cartoon) created in 2004. The series is based on a dating simulation (a popular video game genre in Japan) and also has inspired a manga adaptation and a related film.

One of the oldest and most intriguing forms of animation is stop motion. Stop motion animation has been used to create special effects since the very beginning of cinema. Combining a number of...

The world of animation is endless. Sure, you can do a lot with an actual film, but through animation you can take characters and objects, as well as settings, and bend and twist them to do things...

Animation movies have advanced greatly in the age of computer-generated imagery (CGI) and computer animation. If you're good with filming and movie editing software but not computer graphics, you...

3D animation requires a powerful computer processor and generally a lot of memory, as well as modeling software such as Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max, film editing software and photo editing software....

Dubbing is the process of inserting voice work or sounds during post production into a motion picture. This can be done for many reasons, including the insert of sound effects, foreign language...

While the term "2-D animation" is broad and can be used very loosely, it generally refers to traditional animation in which a series of drawings are photographed and projected to create the...

Claymation is a deceptively subtle term to define. In some circles, it refers simply to stop-motion animation: the manipulation of an object in incremental amounts to produce the illusion of...

"Claymation" as a term has been copyrighted by Will Vinton Studios, which means that it technically only applies to works of animation which Vinton and his team produce. In the popular vernacular,...

Making movies doesn't always require you to have professional experience or work with real actors. With access to the Internet and some free time, you can create a movie to entertain virtually...

Walt Disney Animation Studios has held a reputation for quality animated films since the 1930s. Walt started his company in 1923 in Los Angeles and moved the studio to Burbank, California, in...

Whether you're talking animation or live action photography filming, the basic science of moving pictures is the same. When a person views a moving object in real life, the human brain retains the...

Taking over the world of animated movies are a large collection of CG (computer generated) movies. From "Shrek" to "Cars" to "Ratatouille," computer animation has become the dominant use for the...

Few media attract the attention of children and adults as dramatically as does animation. The high-tech grandchild of Disney motion picture cartoons, modern animation creates optical illusions by...

England has more than 400 animation companies. Many are based in London, but animation companies can be found throughout the United Kingdom, including Scotland.

Technological advances have enabled the creation and implementation of computer animation for 3D and 2D images rather than animation completed by hand. The pioneer in the animation field, Disney,...

"The Simpsons" has changed the way people look at cartoons and now many animated shows are geared towards adults. Among Family Guy, American Dad, Robot Chicken, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force is the...

Most retail stores that sell movies are likely to include a section for Japanese animation. Although these DVDs look like cartoons, some are not appropriate for children. Many boast complex,...

Japanese animation videos, or "Anime," have a definite appeal in the United States. Originally starting through obscure, imported television programs and movies, Japanese animation has caught on...

Animation is one of the most unique forms of filmmaking, and while it has been focused on children's themes for decades, there has been animation geared towards adults too. As technology improves,...

From 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first animated Disney movie, until "Pocahontas" in 1995, the Walt Disney Animation department has relied completely on traditional animation to...

Disney animation is a product of the Walt Disney Corporation, which created the first animation studio in the world. Since then, the animation it has produced has been some of the most...

Japanimation is a form of animation that has come from Japan and is also referred to as anime. Today, other cultures have adopted the style of Japanimation, though most of the craft still comes...