Introduction -- Film and television at the dawn of the digital revolution -- Analog dreams : bohemians, beatniks, and the Whitneys -- Spook work : the government and the military -- Academia -- Xerox ...

Part 1. Origins of animation -- Chapter 1. Setting the scene for animation. Early innovations in simulating movement ; The printing press and comic strips ; The impact of photography on studies of ...

This course takes a comprehensive look at the artists and studios that shaped the history of the dynamic art form of Animation, from its beginning in the silent film era and American entertainment ...

The Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. Photo courtesy of the museum Childhood memories will come flooding back to visitors checking out the newest exhibits at the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. “The ...

The phenomenal success of Toy Story 4—No. 1 at the box office since its opening two weeks ago, with a worldwide gross of more than $510 million to date—is fueled by the wizardry of Pixar Animation ...

15 years ago, Disney released its first feature-length computer-animated film. That’s a pretty huge milestone, one that should probably be celebrated, or at the very least remembered. But the movie ...

We take seamless computer animation for granted these days. It’s hard not to when it’s growing increasingly difficult to decipher between reality and various simulated worlds. But computer animation ...

SIGGRAPH returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 6 through 10. The premier computer graphics conference and trade show is celebrating its milestone 50th edition this year. In honor of ...