Can classic Disney animation be duplicated on the computer?
The great Disney animator eyes computer animation
The important difference between classic and computer animation is not technical but artistic
In the past year or more the author of this article, one of Disney's original great animators, has been exploring animation by computer, sitting in on sessions at universities, visiting leading companies and talking with computer artists. His informal research led him to consider "the most important difference" between classic and computer animation is not technical but artistic. In this article Mr. Thomas reviews the development of classical animation to illustrate this point.
