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Feature: Animate This
[Wed 11/03/2009 04:10:27]
Complex computer software has unlocked a new world for animators once accustomed to paper and pencil. Zona Marie Tan and Simon de Bruyn take a closer look at how today's animators work.
If you know what the zoetrope, thaumatrope and phenakistoscope are, you know your animation history. These earliest technological inventions were the predecessors of computer animation technology and were integral to the evolution from rotating cylinders into today’s computer-generated imagery (CGI).
The transition to digital animation was gradual, but it reshaped the entire sector. Artists who once expressed themselves easily in traditional handdrawn animation found their careers at risk if they didn’t become skilled at computer animation.
Suddenly, technical competence was being valued over artistic ability, while the affordability of digital tools was changing who had power in the sector. The studio system broke down, and smaller boutiques started rising to the fore, with the Disney-owned Pixar being the oft-quoted exemplar of this trend.
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