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 ...

The latest exhibit at Orange County Regional History Center may get creative juices flowing and prompt waves of nostalgia.

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...

From cel animation to stop motion and 3D, the best animation styles can captivate audiences, but which one is for you?

“It’s just like planning a dinner,” the renowned computer scientist Grace Hopper once quipped about computing in a 1967 issue of Cosmopolitan. “You have to plan ahead and schedule everything so it’s ...

Do you remember the first time you saw a truly breathtaking effect in film? For me, it was seeing the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. I remember as a kid there was a big deal made about the fact that ...