| There's really no stopping the various types | | | | transparent layers are used even without a |
| of media from going high-tech. Technology | | | | virtual skeleton. |
| used from the broadcast and print media to | | | | |
| the multimedia is advancing almost every day. | | | | Computer-animated films usually cover animal |
| Animation in the movies and television is | | | | characters such as in "Finding Nemo," fantasy |
| just one example. | | | | characters like "Shrek" and "Monsters, Inc." |
| | | | as well as humans that are still cartoons |
| Animation is responsible for the funny, | | | | such as "The Incredibles." A more realistic |
| adorable and sometimes tough cartoon | | | | simulation of humans has been attempted via |
| characters we love to see on TV and in the | | | | the movie "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" |
| movies. Before, it the making of cartoons was | | | | but it needs further improvement. |
| just done manually (drawn by hand) but now, | | | | |
| computer animation is the latest trend. Walt | | | | Other than the U.S., another highly-developed |
| Disney used to be synonymous to cartoons but | | | | country that has a great fascination for |
| today, numerous companies have gotten into | | | | animation is Japan. Anime (short for |
| the business of animation. The latest buzz is | | | | animation) in Japan became famous because of |
| that Disney Animation officers are planning | | | | its unique format of storytelling compared to |
| to return the Walt Disney studios in Burbank, | | | | the country's live-action industry. Japan is |
| California to its original status as an | | | | known for its robot anime like the Gundam, |
| exclusive hand-drawn animation company. "Lilo | | | | Voltes V and Mazinger Z that became classics |
| and Stitch" was Disney's last hand-drawn and | | | | in the 1980s. The origin of Japanese anime |
| big hit animated film. | | | | can be traced to the early 20th century when |
| | | | Yamamoto explored the techniques in animation |
| Computer animation makes use of | | | | that were being done in Germany, France, |
| two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional | | | | Russia and the United States at that time. |
| (3D) computer graphics. When used in films, | | | | Anime has also been greatly influenced by the |
| it is referred to as computer generated | | | | Japanese manga and light novels and covers |
| imagery or imaging (CGI). This digital | | | | genres such as action, adventure, children's |
| technology has somehow replaced the stop | | | | stories, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror, |
| motion animation of 3D models and | | | | science fiction and romance. |
| frame-by-frame animation of two-dimensional | | | | |
| illustrations. | | | | Animation companies actually have a staff of |
| | | | creative people who can really draw well. |
| In making 3D animations, objects or models | | | | Some of them have also outsourced their |
| are normally built on the computer monitor | | | | services and have put up offices in countries |
| and 3D figures are manipulated with a | | | | whose citizens are blessed with great talent |
| so-called virtual skeleton. For 2D | | | | in drawing and have a passion for animation. |
| animations, separate drawings and separate | | | | |