1. Computer Animation
... pencil images were then transferred onto video storyreels using an Avid Media Composer. Since this was long before the actors had recorded their parts, scratch dialog was provided for each character's voice by the animators themselves. The modelers had to create sculptures and 3-D computer models of the entire film's ... computer. At this point, articulation controls were coded into each model, enabling the animators to choreograph action and fit mouth and facial movements to the dialog. Scud, for instance, has 43 controls in his mouth alone to allow him to snarl menacingly and show his ...
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