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Paperman balances the unique tension between 2D and 3D animation at Disney Since the acquisition of Pixar, Disney has been at a crossroads. One path leads to the past, its storied tradition of classic ...

Computer animation is essentially a digital successor to the art of stop motion animation of 3D models and frame-by-frame animation of 2D illustrations.

Traditionally, 2D animation involved paper and transparent animation cells being photographed frame by frame by a film camera.

Nearly half of this year's 33 Oscar-qualified animated features feature hand-drawn 2d animation, or cg meant to look hand-drawn.