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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Young Sherlock Holmes wasn't a hit when it arrived in theaters, but it did feature a bit of groundbreaking and highly influential VFX work.

The 1990s were a transitional era in the history of visual effects. Computer animation had advanced to the point it could create "photorealistic" imagery — though the actual "realism" of the ...