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Exploring the World of Animation
Animation is an optical illusion that happens when a series of still images pass rapidly, creating the illusion of motion. Learn about the history of the art and how it has evolved from hand-drawn animation to stop motion and computer...
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New software to create animated films at home
Montreal - April 21, 2008
1. Close of animation magazines and Studio Express 4 CD.
2. Toon Boom Studio Express 4 CD
3. Toon Boom office front desk
4. Toon Boom logo
5. Studio Express 4 animation on computer screen
6. Medium of...
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Have you ever wondered how film animators create a convincing new world for every movie. With this video, you can watch them work and learn their tricks from drawing to computer editing.
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Khan Academy: 4. Putting Everything Together
Click here to review the animation lesson.
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Khan Academy: Getting to Know Brian Green
This video [4:17] is Pixar's Brian Green telling about his life and his work as in computer animation at Pixar Studios.
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Khan Academy: Camera Lenses
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Khan Academy: Case Study: The Good Dinosaur
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Khan Academy: 5. 3 D Ray Tracing Part 1
Now we are ready to ray trace in 3D. We'll look at the problem of ray triangle intersection. Click here for more detail on the plane equation.
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Khan Academy: 6. 3 D Ray Tracing Part 2
Now we just need to determine whether our intersection point is inside or outside the triangle. Click here to review weighted averages of three points.
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Khan Academy: Straight Ahead Animation (Video)
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