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Disney’s Toy Story eschews traditional hand-painted cartoon skills. It has moved the goalposts, pushed back the parameters and opened the envelope of computer animation. It is a fine film which is anything but kids’ stuff.Disney’s Toy Story eschews traditional hand-painted cartoon skills. It has moved the goalposts, pushed back the parameters and opened the envelope of computer animation. It is a fine film which is anything but kids’ stuff.

Toy Story, centring on rivalry between cowboy doll Woody and spaceranger Buzz Lightyear struck gold at the US box office, wowing audiences with its computer animation and creating a virtually 3D world unrivalled by any other full length animated effort.Toy Story, centring on rivalry between cowboy doll Woody and spaceranger Buzz Lightyear struck gold at the US box office, wowing audiences with its computer animation and creating a virtually 3D world unrivalled by any other full length animated effort. Behind The Scenes

The Initial Stage Animation Process Vocal And Music Contributions The Wrap The Creative Process

The Initial Stage of production is identical to that of a traditional animated feature; the story is written out as a treatment and converted into storyboards. The storyboards are then put on film.The Initial Stage of production is identical to that of a traditional animated feature; the story is written out as a treatment and converted into storyboards. The storyboards are then put on film. Providing the soundtrack. Real actors provide vocal contributions. The voices are done up front so that the animators can use certain characteristics of the actors involved as inspiration for their onscreen counterparts.Providing the soundtrack. Real actors provide vocal contributions. The voices are done up front so that the animators can use certain characteristics of the actors involved as inspiration for their onscreen counterparts.

The animation process. The art department designs sets and characters. The animator begins with a computerised 3D frame of the character’s shape, and then constructs the exterior around it. 27 animators worked on the film.The animation process. The art department designs sets and characters. The animator begins with a computerised 3D frame of the character’s shape, and then constructs the exterior around it. 27 animators worked on the film. The wrap. All the various aspects from the animation to the lighting are assembled into coherent scenes by one machine, and the finished film is ready to put on 35 mm prints. All the information is fed and the computer sits and number crunches.The wrap. All the various aspects from the animation to the lighting are assembled into coherent scenes by one machine, and the finished film is ready to put on 35 mm prints. All the information is fed and the computer sits and number crunches.