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Article: Animation: Virtually lifelike; Computer creates 'live' objects.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 24, 2002
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Byline: Jen Waters, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The days of making animated feature films solely from hand-drawn sketches are finished, says Jamy Sheridan, a professor of digital arts. When teaching his students at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Mr. Sheridan makes sure they understand how the process was done in the early days by filming transparent hand-painted cels. He also introduces them to the animation that is being created through today's technology.
Clearly, the field has come a long way since 1928, when Walt Disney Studios introduced Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie."
"We are moving into a world in the computer where ...