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Introduction

The bouncing ball animation above consists of these six frames repeated indefinitely.

Stop motion animation, in particular claymation
, has continued to exist alongside these other forms.

Animation is contrasted with

films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can easily composite 3D animations into their film rather than using practical effects for showy visual effects (VFX). (Full article...
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Outline of animation
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Ralph Bakshi, director of The Lord of the Rings

a fellowship. They embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, and ensure his destruction. The film features the voices of William Squire, John Hurt, Michael Graham Cox and Anthony Daniels of Star Wars fame. The screenplay was written by Peter S. Beagle, based on an earlier draft by Chris Conkling. Director Ralph Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in his career, and had made several attempts to produce The Lord of the Rings as an animated film before being given funding by producer Saul Zaentz and distributor United Artists
. Although the film was a financial success, it received a mixed reaction from critics, and the original distributors refused to fund a sequel to cover the remainder of the story. However, the film sparked new interest in Tolkien's writing, inspiring the production of several further adaptations of the story.

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The Walt Disney Studios, the headquarters of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Studios, the headquarters of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions, Ltd. in 1929, and became publicly-traded as Walt Disney Productions in 1938.

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I suppose "canon" means what Gene Roddenberry decided it was. Remember, we were making it up as we went along on the original series (and on the animated one, too). We had a research company to keep us on the straight and narrow as to science, projected science based on known science, science fiction references (we didn’t want to step on anyone’s exclusive ideas in movies, other TV shows, or printed work). They also helped prevent contradictions and common reference errors. So the so-called canon evolved in its own way and its own time. For whatever reason, Gene Roddenberry apparently didn’t take the animated series seriously (no pun intended), although we worked very hard to do original STAR TREK stories and concepts at all times in the animated series.
— D. C. Fontana, writer-producer
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Ralph Bakshi in January 2009

Motion Picture Association of America
, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time.

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The cast and crew of Monster House at the 34th Annie Awards. The voice actors in the film reprised their roles in the Monster House video game, which was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game at the same ceremony.

The

Annie Awards, which are given to the best contributions to animation, including producers, directors, and voice actors. The Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game was created in 2005, and has been awarded yearly since. To be eligible for the award, the game must have been released in the year before the next Annie Awards ceremony, and the developers of the game must send a five-minute DVD that shows the gameplay and graphics of the game to a committee appointed by the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood. As of 2011, the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game has been awarded to five video games. The video game development company THQ has had six of its games nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game, and one of them, Ratatouille
, has won the award.

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Frame from Katsudō Shashin

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Anniversaries for April 25

Films released
Television series and specials
Births
  • 1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1964 – Hank Azaria, American film, television and stage actor, director, voice actor, and comedian
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