3D Animation and CGI

CGI is commonly used for video games and movies.

Ivan Sutherland created the first version of CGI, which was a computer program that allows users, with a pen, to create 3D models and figures.

So, what kinds of movies

Movies like, The Dark Knight or Shrek, use CGI and 3D animation to create characters, fight scenes and special effects.

Toy Story was the first completely computer generated movie ever created.

It was made in 1995 and used over 1,500 computer generated images and lasted only seventy-seven minutes.

How Did Animation

The first completely animated full length film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which was created by Walt Disney Studios.

It became the most profitable movie of the year and brought in 8 million dollars from ticket income.

So, how exactly

The first form of a projector was created by a Jesuit monk named Althanasius Kircher, who created what is known as the magic lantern.

The magic lantern was designed so that you could slide a picture in front of a lens projecting the image.

As technology advanced, cinematography became more and more popular.

Inventions, like the multi-plane camera made animation much easier to create.

The multi-plane camera was invented by Walt Disney's engineers.

The multi-plane camera had a multiple of trays that held different scenes. The camera then combined the scenes creating an animation.

So, what kind of technology

The main technology that is used for movies today are computers, much smaller cameras and smaller, more high tech projectors.

The multi-plan camera was also shrunk down to a smaller and more efficient version.

So we've learned...

• CGI was created by a computer genius named Ivan Sutherland.
• The first fully animated movie was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which became most profitable movie of the year.
• The first fully COMPUTER animated movie was Toy Story.
• Technology, like the multi-plane camera helped create better animation and CGI.

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